title: Intracoronary optical diagnostics current status, limitations, and potential.
abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT), is a novel intravascular imaging modality analogous to intravascular ultrasound but uses light instead of sound. This review details the background, development, and status of current investigation using OCT, and discusses advantages, limitations, and likely future developments. It provides indications for possible future clinical use, and places OCT in the context of current intravascular imaging in what is a rapidly changing field of investigation.
authors.affiliation: Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Harry C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: Jagat
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Narula
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Ik-Kyung
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Jang
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D000818:Animals; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome