Pre procedure

IVUS

OCT

Co-registration with angiogram

++

++

Sizing of vessel

++

+

Sizing of lumen

++

++

Assessment of plaque distribution

++

+

Plaque characterization

++

+

Assessment of SB ostium in the pullback of MB

x

++

Determination of landing zone and stent length

++

++

During stent implantation

Guidance of position of the guide wire towards the SB

x

++

Post procedure

Evaluation of stent dimensions according to flow conservation law

Stent under-expansion

Edge dissection

ISA

++

++

+

+

++

++

++

++

Anatomic sub groups

LM ostial lesion

++

+