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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 00:00–00 (2014) Core Curriculum Techniques and Best Practices for Optical Coherence Tomography: A Practical Manual for Interventional Cardiologists John J. Lopez,1* MD, Salman A. Arain,2 MD, Ryan Madder,3 MD, Niraj Parekh,1 MD, Adhir R. Shroff,4 MD, MPH, and Don Westerhausen,5 MD Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intracoronary imaging modality that utilizes near-infrared light to provide information regarding lesion length and severity, vessel lumen diameter, plaque morphology, as well as the opportunity for stent proce- dure guidance and follow-up. While analogous to intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), the specific imaging properties, including significantly higher resolution, and technical specifications of OCT offer the ability for intracoronary diagnostic and interventional procedure guidance roles that require a thorough understanding of the technology. We provide coronary interventionalist’s a user’s guide to OCT, focusing on techniques and approaches to optimize imaging, with a focus on efficiency, safety and strategies for C effective imaging. V 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Key words: intravascular imaging; coronary atherosclerosis; coronary intervention BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION The document is intended to provide cardiac inter- ventionalists a user’s guide for techniques to ensure 1