Ferris E J, Ledor K, ben-Avi D D, Baker M L, Robbins K V, McCowan T C, Sharma B
Radiology. 1985 Nov;157(2):319-22. doi: 10.1148/radiology.157.2.4048438.
The cardiovascular applications of flexible fiber-optic technology are imminent because of recent advances in miniaturization. In the work described here, angioscopy, or vascular endoscopy, was performed in the cadaveric aorta and in the systemic and pulmonary circulations of the canine model and selected human patients. Subsequent to our development of percutaneous techniques, clinical trials have ranged from lower-extremity venoscopy to aortic-root arterioscopy. Angioscopy could be clinically useful because of relative or absolute contraindications to iodinated contrast material. The ability to see in color and three dimensions may afford some other advantages to angioscopy over conventional angiography.
由于最近在小型化方面的进展，柔性光纤技术在心血管领域的应用即将实现。在本文所述的研究中，在犬类模型和部分人类患者的尸体主动脉以及体循环和肺循环中进行了血管镜检查，即血管内镜检查。在我们开发了经皮技术之后，临床试验范围从下肢静脉镜检查到主动脉根部动脉镜检查。由于对碘化造影剂存在相对或绝对禁忌症，血管镜检查在临床上可能会很有用。与传统血管造影相比，血管镜能够进行彩色和三维观察，这可能为其带来一些其他优势。
