title: Assessment of coronary stent by optical coherence tomography, methodology and definitions.
abstract: Optical coherence tomography has emerged as a powerful tool for stent assessment, and in a short time, has become the modality of choice for studying stent and vascular interactions in vivo. In this review, we discuss qualitative and quantitative parameters used for stent assessment by OCT. Various qualitative/quantitative variables of stent assessment are discussed in the perspective of the clinical and research values of each of them.
authors.affiliation: Harrington-McLaughlin Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Emile Aziz
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mehanna
authors.forename: Guilherme Ferragut
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Attizzani
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kyono
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hake
authors.forename: Hiram Grando
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Bezerra
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome