Optical Coherence Tomography in Cardiovascular Research

by Ton G. van Leeuwen and Patrick W. Serruys

Given that for centuries, the standard tool to understand diseases in tissues was the microscope and that its major limitation was that only excised tissue could be used, recent technology now permits the examination of diseased tissue in vivo. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has promising potential when applied to coronary artery disease. OCT has the capability to identify coronary plaque and to distinguish between plaques that are stable and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841846112
• ISBN13: 9781841846118
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 3.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.7" x 11.4"