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OCT imaging may allow visualisation of the vessel wall behind a calcified plaque (A) but on the other hand often fails to fully visualise the arterial wall because of its poor penetration (B). The limitation of IVUS to identify the type and the extent of the plaque behind the calcium (arrow) (C) has been successfully addressed by IVUS-RF analysis (D).
