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Fig. 16.1 Serial changes of contrast staining outside the sirolimus-eluting stent [7]. A 69-year-old man was treated with a SES (3.0 mm diameter × 33 mm long) implantation for chronic total occlusion lesion of…

Devices Advantages Disadvantages Angioscopy Good surface visualization (color, thrombus) Effect of blood noise High resolution (10–50 μm) Unable to visualize the entire circumference Forward viewing Unable to observe deep tissue  Difficult…

Fig. 18.1 A case of early in-stent restenosis who received bare-metal stent. Angioscopy revealed complete coverage with white plaque Fig. 18.2 Red thrombus (arrows) around stent struts Fig. 18.3 A…

Fig. 13.1 L*a*b* color space Fig. 13.2 b* value with different light intensity levels. The b* values of No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 are the same after proper…

Fig. 5.1 Fiber catheter of nonocclusion type of angioscopy and imaging system. (a) This device has a built-in a light source and a CCD camera. (b) This catheter is 6,000…

  RFC-ACS IFC-ACS Stable angina p-value Patients (n) 25 10 22   Age (years) 63.7 ± 10.1 61.5 ± 8.2 62.6 ± 8.2  Male (n, %) 25 (100) 8 (80) 22 (100) 0.007 Clinical presentation (n,…

Fig. 4.1 Schema of an angioscopy catheter equipped with an occlusion balloon The most notable feature of this mechanism is that it contributes to a stable visual field. When evaluating…

Fig. 7.1 Pathological images of coronary plaques. (a, b) Vulnerable plaques with thin fibrous cap (arrow) and large lipid core (*). (c, d) Stable plaques with relatively thick fibrous cap…

Fig. 8.1 Angioscopic finding of plaque erosion and rupture. (a) Plaque erosion, only reddening with no evidence of trans-cap ruptures, (b) plaque rupture, perforation of a fibrous cap overlying lipid…