Laser Vaporization of Intracoronary Thrombus and Identifying Plaque Morphology in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

<div>Examples of plaque rupture. Angiographic and OCT images after (A) MT, (B) ELCA, and (C) ballooning. Laser vaporization of the thrombus (arrow) enabled the identification of the ruptured cavity (arrow head). ELCA, excimer laser coronary angioplasty; MT, manual aspiration thrombectomy; and OCT, optical coherence tomography.</div>

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

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Figure 4: Laser Vaporization of Intracoronary Thrombus and Identifying Plaque Morphology in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography 

Figure 4 | Laser Vaporization of Intracoronary Thrombus and Identifying Plaque Morphology in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography 