Consensus Standards for Acquisition, Measurement, and Reporting of Non-obstructive Aortic Angioscopy Studies: A Report from the Working Group of Japan Vascular Imaging Research Organization for Standardization of Non-obstructive Aortic Angioscopy (Version 2017)

Abstract

Non-obstructive aortic angioscopy is an intravascular imaging modality applied to safely acquire real visible light-based detailed images of the inner surface of the aortic lumen in vivo on a real-time basis, which are not well detected by other imaging modalities including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or ultrasound imaging. Application of this technique and usage in research and in clinical practice can be facilitated by the development of uniform standards of its methodology, interpretation, diagnosis, reporting, and terminology. The aim of this document is to make the output of the Working Group of Japan Vascular Imaging Research Organization for Standardization of Non-obstructive Aortic Angioscopy for the purpose of announcing the consensus standards for acquisition, measurement, and reporting of non-obstructive aortic angioscopy studies as version 2017.