Hybrid intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography catheter for imaging of coronary atherosclerosis

To demonstrate the feasibility of imaging human coronary atherosclerosis using a novel hybrid intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging catheter.

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