Korean Journal of Radiology

The Korean Society of Radiology (대한영상의학회)
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Visualization of Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Red Thrombi Utilizing Optical Coherence Tomography

  • Hong, Cheng (Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College) ;
  • Wang, Wei (Department of Cardiology Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College) ;
  • Zhong, Nan-Shan (Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College) ;
  • Zeng, Guang-Qiao (Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College) ;
  • Zhang, Nuo-Fu (Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College)
  • Received : 2012.10.12
  • Accepted : 2013.06.19
  • Published : 2013.09.01
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Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new imaging technique capable of obtaining high-resolution intravascular images and has been used in interventional cardiology. However, an application of OCT in pulmonary arteries had seldom been documented. In this case, OCT imaging is performed in peripheral pulmonary arteries and shows mural red thrombi. Subsequently, the red thrombi are aspirated and confirmed by a histological examination. These findings suggest that OCT may be a useful tool to depict peripheral pulmonary artery thrombi.

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