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Coronary angioscopy: From tissue imaging to molecular imaging

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Angioscopy enables macroscopic pathological diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases from the inside. This imaging modality has been mainly directed to observation of coronary artery diseases. This method is now clinically used for classifying coronary plaques and thrombi, understanding mechanisms of acute coronary syndromes, evaluating percutaneous coronary interventions, evaluating plaque-stabilizing effects of drugs, and recently, for characterizing vulnerable plaques and vulnerable patients and accordingly for prediction of acute coronary syndromes. Fluorescence angioscopy was recently established and is now clinically used for molecular imaging of coronary plaques. Molecular and cellular imaging by this new imaging technology will contribute to more objective evaluation of coronary artery diseases.

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Uchida, Y. Coronary angioscopy: From tissue imaging to molecular imaging. curr cardiovasc imaging rep 2, 284–292 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-009-0033-6

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