Publications/References
Reviews/Editorials
“Expert review document on methodology, terminology, and clinical applications of optical coherence tomography: physical principles, methodology of image acquisition, and clinical application for assessment of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis.” Prati F, Regar E, Mintz GS, Arbustini E, Di Mario C, Jang IK, Akasaka T, Costa M, Guagliumi G, Grube E, Ozaki Y, Pinto F, Serruys PW. Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov 4.
“Old problems revisited; imaging the coronary in high resolution.” Bezerra H, Tahara S, Parikh S, Costa M. EuroIntervention. 2009 Nov; 5(5) 523-25.
“Advances in intravascular imaging.” Meahara A, Mintz G, Weissman N. Circ Cardiovasc Intervent. 2009;2:482-90.
“Virtual histology and optical coherence tomography: from research to a broad clinical application.” Garcia-Garcia HM, Gonzalo N, Regar E, Serruys PW. Heart. 2009 Aug;95(16):1362-74.
“Current and future developments in intracoronary optical coherence tomography imaging.” Barlis P, Schmitt JM. EuroIntervention. 2009 Jan;4(4):529-33.
“Looking into the vessel: the more you see, the more you want to see.” Kern MJ, Narula J. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Jul;1(4):556-9.
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Plaque characterization
“Frequency and spatial distribution of thin-cap fibroatheroma assessed by 3-vessel intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography: an ex vivo validation and an initial in vivo feasibility study.” Kume T, Okura H, Yamada R, Kawamoto T, Watanabe N, Neishi Y, Sadahira Y, Akasaka T, Yoshida K. Circ J. 2009 Jun;73(6):1086-91. Epub 2009 Apr 9.
“Distribution and frequency of thin-capped fibroatheromas and ruptured plaques in the entire culprit coronary artery in patients with acute coronary syndrome as determined by optical coherence tomography.” Tanaka A, Imanishi T, Kitabata H, Kubo T, Takarada S, Kataiwa H, Kuroi A, Tsujioka H, Tanimoto T, Nakamura N, Mizukoshi M, Hirata K, Akasaka T. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Oct 15;102(8):975-9. Epub 2008 Jul 31.
“Multi-modality intra-coronary plaque characterization: A pilot study.” Gonzalo N, Serruys PW, Barlis P, Ligthart J, Garcia-Garcia HM, Regar E. Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 5.
“Images in intervention. Optical coherence tomography findings in very late (4 years) paclitaxel-eluting stent thrombosis.” Schinkel AF, Barlis P, van Beusekom HM, Serruys PW, Regar E. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Aug;1(4):449-51.
“Characterization of atherosclerosis plaques by measuring both backscattering and attenuation coefficients in optical coherence tomography.” Xu C, Schmitt JM, Carlier SG, Virmani R. J Biomed Opt. 2008 May-Jun;13(3):034003.
“Optical coherence tomography assessment of vulnerable plaque rupture: predilection for the plaque 'shoulder'.” Barlis P, Serruys PW, Devries A, Regar E. Eur Heart J. 2008 Aug;29(16):2023. Epub 2008 Mar 11.
“In vivo comparison of optical coherence tomography and angioscopy for the evaluation of coronary plaque characteristics.” Takano M, Jang IK, Inami S, Yamamoto M, Murakami D, Okamatsu K, Seimiya K, Ohba T, Mizuno K. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Feb 15;101(4):471-6.
“Implication of plaque color classification for assessing plaque vulnerability: a coronary angioscopy and optical coherence tomography investigation.” Kubo T, Imanishi T, Takarada S, Kuroi A, Ueno S, Yamano T, Tanimoto T, Matsuo Y, Masho T, Kitabata H, Tanaka A, Nakamura N, Mizukoshi M, Tomobuchi Y, Akasaka T. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Feb;1(1):74-80.
“Assessment of culprit lesion morphology in acute myocardial infarction: ability of optical coherence tomography compared with intravascular ultrasound and coronary angioscopy.” Kubo T, Imanishi T, Takarada S, Kuroi A, Ueno S, Yamano T, Tanimoto T, Matsuo Y, Masho T, Kitabata H, Tsuda K, Tomobuchi Y, Akasaka T. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Sep 4;50(10):933-9. Epub 2007 Aug 20.
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Stent Evaluation (post-implant/follow-up)
“Accuracy and reproducibility of stent-strut thickness determined by optical coherence tomography.” Terashima M, Rathore S, Suzuki Y, Nakayama Y, Kaneda H, Nasu K, Habara M, Katoh O, Suzuki T. J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Nov;21(11):602-5.
“Optical coherence tomography assessment of new dedicated bifurcation stent.” Pawel T, Ferrante G, Kukreja N, Moreno-Ambroj C, Barlis P, Ramasami N, DeSilva R, Beatt K, DiMario C. EuroIntervention. 2009 Nov; (5) 544-51.
“Incomplete stent apposition and delayed tissue coverage are more frequent in drug-eluting stents implanted during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction than in drug-eluting stents implanted for stable/unstable angina: insights from optical coherence tomography.” Gonzalo N, Barlis P, Serruys PW, Garcia-Garcia HM, Onuma Y, Ligthart J, Regar E. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 May;2(5):445-52.
“Local determinants of thrombus formation following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation assessed by optical coherence tomography.” Otake H, Shite J, Ako J, Shinke T, Tanino Y, Ogasawara D, Sawada T, Miyoshi N, Kato H, Koo BK, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ, Hirata K. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 May;2(5):459-66.
“Comparison of OCT and IVUS for the assessment of in-stent tissue coverage after stent implantation.” Capodonna D, Prati F, Pawlowsky T, Cera M, LaManna A, Albertucci M, Tamburino C. EuroIntervention. 2009; 5(5) 538-43.
“A bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting coronary stent system (ABSORB): 2-year outcomes and results from multiple imaging methods.” Serruys PW, Ormiston JA, Onuma Y, Regar E, Gonzalo N, Garcia-Garcia HM, Nieman K, Bruining N, Dorange C, Miquel-Hébert K, Veldhof S, Webster M, Thuesen L, Dudek D. Lancet. 2009 Mar 14;373(9667):897-910.
“Quantitative analysis of intracoronary optical coherence tomography measurements of stent strut apposition and tissue coverage.” Barlis P, Dimopoulos K, Tanigawa J, Dzielicka E, Ferrante G, Del Furia F, Di Mario C. Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 18.
“Comparison of neointimal coverage by optical coherence tomography of a sirolimus-eluting stent versus a bare-metal stent three months after implantation.” Xie Y, Takano M, Murakami D, Yamamoto M, Okamatsu K, Inami S, Seimiya K, Ohba T, Seino Y, Mizuno K. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jul 1;102(1):27-31. Epub 2008 Apr 25.
“In vivo comparison between optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound for detecting small degrees of in-stent neointima after stent implantation.” Suzuki Y, Ikeno F, Koizumi T, Tio F, Yeung AC, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ, Fearon WF. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Apr;1(2):168-73.
“A bioabsorbable everolimus-eluting coronary stent system for patients with single de-novo coronary artery lesions (ABSORB): a prospective open-label trial.” Ormiston JA, Serruys PW, Regar E, Dudek D, Thuesen L, Webster MW, Onuma Y, Garcia-Garcia HM, McGreevy R, Veldhof S. Lancet. 2008 Mar 15;371(9616):899-907.
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Case studies
“Heavily calcified coronary lesions preclude strut apposition despite high pressure balloon dilatation and rotational atherectomy: in-vivo demonstration with optical coherence tomography.” Tanigawa J, Barlis P, Di Mario C. Circ J. 2008 Jan;72(1):157-60.
“Images in clinical medicine. High-resolution imaging of myocardial bridging.” Bose D, Philipp S. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 24;358(4):392.
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CABG graft evaluation during PCI
“Optical coherence tomography (OCT) in secondary revascularisation: stent and graft assessment.” Gonzalo N, Serruys PW, Piazza N, Regar E. EuroIntervention. 2009 May;5 Suppl D:D93-D100.
“Optical coherence tomography imaging as a quality assurance tool for evaluating endoscopic harvest of the radial artery.” Burris NS, Brown EN, Grant M, Kon ZN, Gibber M, Gu J, Schwartz K, Kallam S, Joshi A, Vitali R, Poston RS. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Apr;85(4):1271-7.
“Thinking inside the graft: applications of optical coherence tomography in coronary artery bypass grafting.” Brown EN, Burris NS, Gu J, Kon ZN, Laird P, Kallam S, Tang CM, Schmitt JM, Poston RS. J Biomed Opt. 2007 Sep-Oct;12(5):051704.
“Catheter-based infrared light scanner as a tool to assess conduit quality in coronary artery bypass surgery.” Burris N, Schwartz K, Tang CM, Jafri MS, Schmitt J, Kwon MH, Toshinaga O, Gu J, Brown J, Brown E, Pierson R 3rd, Poston R. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;133(2):419-27.
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