PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Given, C.A.
AU  - Attizzani, G.F.
AU  - Jones, M.R.
AU  - Ramsey, C.N.
AU  - Brooks, W.H.
AU  - Costa, M.A.
AU  - Bezerra, H.G.
TI  - Frequency-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Human Carotid Atherosclerosis Using Saline Flush for Blood Clearance without Balloon Occlusion
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A3411
DP  - 2013 Jul 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1414--1418
VI  - 34
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/34/7/1414.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/34/7/1414.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2013 Jul 01; 34
AB  - FD-OCT is a new imaging technique that allows unprecedented in vivo microlevel assessment of human carotid plaque morphologic patterns and stent-vessel interactions. Prior reports describing the use of this technique have used balloon occlusion of the target vessel or iodinated contrast media to facilitate imaging. We report, for the first time, in vivo FD-OCT imaging of human carotid arteries without the use of iodinated contrast material or balloon occlusion techniques. FDfrequency-domainOCToptical coherence tomographyTDtime-domain