This study is designed to evaluate the technical performance and clinical handling of a coronary catheter that includes two imaging techniques. The catheter being evaluated performs near infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound imaging of the coronary arteries. Near infrared spectroscopy is used to identify lipid or cholesterol deposits in the vessel wall and the ultrasound component provides structural information about the vessel. Combining multiple imaging techniques into a single catheter can reduce the total number of catheters required during treatment and the overall duration of cardiac catheterization. Both of these results may lead to safer procedures.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
10
Intracoronary imaging with a catheter based ultrasound transducer and near infrared spectroscopy tip that is pulled back at an automated rate of 0.5 millimeters per second.
Erasmus Medical Center
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Obtain registered NIRS and IVUS data from a single catheter placement and single imaging run.
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The imaging tip can be positioned in the mid segment of the target artery.
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The lumen boundary of the target stenosis can be distinguished within the IVUS data set.
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The external elastic membrane (EEM) of the target stenosis can be distinguished within the IVUS data set.
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The lumen and EEM can be distinguished in the same cross section of the IVUS data set.
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