title: The role of intravascular optical coherence tomography in peripheral percutaneous interventions.
abstract: Frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) is a new intravascular imaging modality utilizing near-infrared light to generate high-quality images. It provides a unique and detailed view of the vessel wall and vessel lumen. FD-OCT has been increasingly used in coronary interventions; however, there is limited experience regarding the use of FD-OCT in the evaluation and treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We report three cases in which FD-OCT helped elucidate and guide femoral artery interventions and renal artery stenting. With the help of these cases, we depict how FD-OCT is uniquely positioned to be a promising imaging tool in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Smita I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Negi
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rosales
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012077:Renal Artery; D015607:Stents; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome