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Fig. 3 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 3

From: Association between daily glucose fluctuation and coronary plaque properties in patients receiving adequate lipid-lowering therapy assessed by continuous glucose monitoring and optical coherence tomography

Fig. 3

Representative optical coherence tomography images. a The representative case of lipid-rich plaque and the measurement of fibrous cap thickness. Lipid-rich plaque was defined as a diffusely bordered, signal-poor region (lipid pools) with overlying signal-rich bands, corresponding to fibrous caps. The fibrous cap thickness overlying a lipid-rich plaque was 140 μm at its thinnest part (arrow). b The representative case of calcification. Calcification was also recorded when an area consisted of a signal-poor or heterogeneous region with a sharply delineated border. c The representative case of thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) The fibrous cap thickness of this lesion was 50 μm (white arrows), and this plaque was diagnosed as TCFA

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