title: Use of optical coherence tomography during superficial femoral artery interventions.
abstract: Superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease accounts for approximately 40% of the symptomatic peripheral arterial disease and remains a common cause of critical limb ischemia and lower-extremity amputation. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been extensively studied in the coronary circulation; however, its use in the peripheral arterial circulation is scarce. We present two cases of OCT use as an ancillary imaging tool during SFA endovascular interventions.
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Heart Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 7 Shackleford West Blvd, Little Rock, AR 72205 USA. mcilingiroglu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marmagkiolis
authors.forename: Vasili
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lendel
authors.forename: Massoud A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Leesar
authors.forename: Marc D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cilingiroglu
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001775:Blood Circulation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015607:Stents; D041622:Tomography, Optical; D016896:Treatment Outcome