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MLD-MAX Workflow (OCT)

A Structural Interventions & Imaging term on the RCIS exam blueprint, defined for cath lab and EP clinicians.

A standardized OCT-guided PCI workflow dividing the procedure into pre-PCI planning (Morphology, Length, Diameter) and post-PCI optimization (Medial dissection absence, Apposition, eXpansion), shown to achieve stent expansion non-inferior to IVUS and superior to angiography alone.

Domain: Structural Interventions & Imaging · Blueprint: RCIS exam guide

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