title: Visualization of peripheral pulmonary artery red thrombi utilizing optical coherence tomography.
abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new imaging technique capable of obtaining high-resolution intravascular images and has been used in interventional cardiology. However, an application of OCT in pulmonary arteries had seldom been documented. In this case, OCT imaging is performed in peripheral pulmonary arteries and shows mural red thrombi. Subsequently, the red thrombi are aspirated and confirmed by a histological examination. These findings suggest that OCT may be a useful tool to depict peripheral pulmonary artery thrombi.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nan-shan
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Guang-qiao
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Nuo-fu
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT pulmonary angiography; Intravascular ultrasound; Optical coherence tomography; Peripheral pulmonary artery thrombi; Pulmonary thromboembolism
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