title: Percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions: review of the role of invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities.
abstract: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) has a lower success rate than PCI of non-occluded coronary stenosis. Failure to cross the occlusive lesion with a guide wire is the main cause of unsuccessful PCI of a CTO. Multi-imaging modalities may provide valuable information for PCI of CTO. This paper reviews the role of invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities such as intravascular ultrasound, optical coherent reflectometry, CT coronary angiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in facilitating percutaneous coronary intervention of CTO.
authors.affiliation: Western Hospital, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. kean.soon@wh.org.au
authors.forename: Kean H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Soon
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Selvanayagam
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Anne-Maree
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Kevin W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Yean L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods