Intravascular Imaging: Current Applications and Research Developments

Limitations of angiography

The traditional invasive method for assessing vascular pathology has limitations, leading to an interest in alternative invasive techniques that visualize the arterial wall and allow characterization of plaque type.

Alternative techniques

These include intravascular ultrasound, angioscopy, thermography, optical coherence tomography, near infrared spectroscopy, and intravascular magnetic resonance imaging. They provide valuable information regarding plaque vulnerability, the composition of plaque, and luminal morphology.

Intravascular Imaging: Current Applications and Research Developments

This publication presents all available intravascular imaging techniques and analyzes their impact in clinical practice and research.

Purpose of the publication

It aims to inform medical specialists, biomedical engineers, bioinformaticians, and researchers of current developments and future trends in intravascular imaging techniques, promoting continued evolution of this discipline.