Tsakanikas Vasilios D. et al. (eds.) Intravascular Imaging: Current Applications and Research Developments

IGI Global, 2012. — 479 p. — ISBN: 978-1613500958Limitations of angiography, the traditional invasive method for assessing vascular pathology, have led to an interest in alternative invasive techniques that visualize the arterial wall and allow characterization of plaque type. These alternative techniques, which include intravascular ultrasound, angioscopy, thermography, optical coherence tomography, near infrared spectroscopy, and intravascular magnetic resonance imaging are able to provide valuable information regarding plaque vulnerability, the composition of plaque, and luminal morphology.Intravascular Imaging: Current Applications and Research Developments presents all available intravascular imaging techniques and analyzes their impact in clinical practice and research. This publication aims to inform medical specialists, biomedical engineers, bioinfomaticians, and researchers of current developments and future trends in intravascular imaging techniques, promoting continued evolution of this discipline.Intravascular Ultrasound
Basic Principles of Image Acquisition
Intravascular Image Interpretation
IVUS Image Processing Methodologies
Analysis of Radiofrequency Ultrasound Signals: Tissue Characterization with Virtual Histology and Palpography
Implications of Intracoronary Ultrasound Imaging for Clinical Practice
Research Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound
Imaging by Angioscopy
Imaging by Angioscopy
Thermography
Thermography: Basic Principles of Data Acquisition
Research and Clinical Utility of Thermography
Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical Coherence Tomography: Basic Principles of Image Acquisition
Optical Coherence Tomography: Image Interpretation and Image Processing Methodologies
OCT in the Clinical Practice and Data from Clinical Studies
Research Utility of Optical Coherence Tomography
Intracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Intravascular Imaging of Lipid Core Plaque by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Intracardiac Echocardiography
Intracardiac Echocardiography: Procedural Steps and Clinical Application
Fusion Methodologies
Analysis of the Existing Data Fusion Methodologies for 3D Coronary Imaging
Current Status of Vascular Imaging
Current Status of Intravascular Imaging with IVUS and OCT: The Clinical Implications of Intravascular Imaging
Current Clinical Status of Vascular Non-Invasive Imaging Methodologies
Intravascular Imaging and Haemodynamics
Intravascular Imaging and Haemodynamics: The Role of Shear Stress in Atherosclerosis and In-Stent Restenosis
Future Trends in Intravascular Imaging
Future Trends in Intravascular Imaging
Future Trends in 3D Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Reconstruction
Future Trends in Coronary CT Angiography
Coronary Plaque Vulnerability: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms and Novel Imaging Modalities