July 9, 2015 - St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced the launch of the ILUMIEN III clinical trial on June 30. ILUMIEN III is ...
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an catheter-based intravascular imaging technology that uses low-coherence light interferometry, using near-infrared light, to capture high-resolution 2-D and 3-D image reconstructions of coronary arteries. It has a lower level of tissue penetration than intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), but offers much higher resolution images of the tissues. It is used to determine the nature and extent of the atheroscleratic disease in the vessel wall, to assess in-stent restenosis and aid catheter procedure navigation in the cath lab.
Angiography alone for procedural image guidance in the catheterization lab is sometimes not enough, and it is helpful to ...
May 26, 2015 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced preliminary results from the ILUMIEN I trial and final results from the ...
DAIC Editor Dave Fornell shares his picks of the most interesting new devices and advances in cardiovascular technology ...
February 26, 2015 — Approximately 8 to 12 million people in the United States alone are suffering from peripheral ...
October 13, 2014 -- A study using a new imaging tool, optical coherence tomography (OCT), offered a new look at the ...
DAIC Editor Dave Fornell offers his choices of the most innovative new cardiovascular technologies discussed in sessions ...
July 18, 2014 — Avinger announced that John Pigott, M.D., of Jobst Vascular Institute, Toledo, Ohio, enrolled the first ...
Interventional thought leaders at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2014 meeting shared their predictions about ...
October 22, 2013 — St. Jude Medical Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and launch of ...
September 3, 2013 — Avinger Inc. has received CE Mark approval for Pantheris – a system that combines directional athere ...
May 16, 2013 — St. Jude Medical gained CE mark approval of its Ilumien Optis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) ...