Optical coherence reflectometry (OCR) guided RF ablation guide wire for total occlusions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4244, Issue , 2001, Pages 419-427

  Neet, John M ^a   Winston, Thomas R ^a   Siglinger, Marlin R ^a   Janssen, Michael ^a   Balaster, Ammon N ^a  

^a IntraLuminal Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Optical coherence reflectometry; PTCA; Radio frequency ablation; Total occlusion

Indexed keywords

GRAFTS; LASER ABLATION; MONITORING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REFLECTOMETERS;

ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034938040     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.427828     Document Type: Article

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