Optical Coherence Tomography in Cardiovascular Research

Optical Coherence Tomography in Cardiovascular Research
ISBN-10
0203931564
ISBN-13
9780203931561
Category
Medical
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2007-03-06
Publisher
CRC Press
Authors
Patrick W. Serruys, Evelyn Regar, A.M.G.J. van Leeuwen

Description

Given that for centuries, the standard tool to understand diseases in tissues was the microscope and that its major limitation was that only excised tissue could be used, recent technology now permits the examination of diseased tissue in vivo. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has promising potential when applied to coronary artery disease. OCT h

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