Validation of parameter estimation methods for determining optical properties of atherosclerotic tissues in intravascular OCT

R Shalev, M Gargesha, D Prabhu… - Medical Imaging …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In this paper we present a new process for assessing optical properties of tissues from 3D
pullbacks, the standard clinical acquisition method for iOCT data. Our method analyzes a …

The complex link between oxidised low-density lipoprotein and unstable angina

G Niccoli, R Mongiardo, GA Lanza… - Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective The role of oxidised low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) in plaque destabilisation is
controversial; therefore we aimed at comparing plaque and plasma ox-LDL content in stable …

Ultra-weak photon emission in healthy subjects and patients with type 2 diabetes: evidence for a non-invasive diagnostic tool

M Yang, W Ding, Y Liu, H Fan, RP Bajpai, J Fu… - Photochemical & …, 2017 - Springer
Background: Spontaneous ultra-weak photon emission (UPE) is a common phenomenon in
biological systems and has been linked to pathological states. Researchers have always …

Parameter estimation of atherosclerotic tissue optical properties from three-dimensional intravascular optical coherence tomography

M Gargesha, R Shalev, D Prabhu… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We developed robust, three-dimensional methods, as opposed to traditional A-line analysis,
for estimating the optical properties of calcified, fibrotic, and lipid atherosclerotic plaques …

Arterial fluorescent components involved in atherosclerotic plaque instability: differentiation by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy

L Marcu, WS Grundfest… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2001 - spiedigitallibrary.org
As part of our ongoing research on spectroscopic differentiation between unstable and
stable atherosclerotic lesions, we report data on time-resolved fluorescence of components …

Ellipsoid zone optical intensity reduction as an early biomarker for retinitis pigmentosa

Y Gong, LJ Chen, CP Pang, H Chen - Acta ophthalmologica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate photoreceptor degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) by
quantitatively analysing optical intensity of ellipsoid zone (EZ) on optical coherence …

Pathophysiological role of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in plaque instability in coronary artery diseases

S Ehara, M Ueda, T Naruko, K Haze, T Matsuo… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is considered to play a key role in the genesis of
inflammatory processes in atherosclerotic lesions. It has also been shown that LDL isolated …

Spectroscopy to improve identification of vulnerable plaques in cardiovascular disease

JLM Bruggink, R Meerwaldt, GM van Dam… - … International Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Many apparent healthy persons die from cardiovascular disease, despite major advances in
prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors …

Visualization of lipid components in human coronary plaques using color fluorescence angioscopy

Y Uchida, Y Uchida, N Kameda - Circulation Journal, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: If oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL), LDL, lysophosphatidylcholine
(LPC) and apolipoprotein B (apoB) can be visualized simultaneously, their roles in the …

Trp Fluorescence Redshift during HDL Apolipoprotein Denaturation Is Increased in Patients with Coronary Syndrome in Acute Phase: A New Assay to Evaluate HDL …

V López-Olmos, M Luna-Luna… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
High-density lipoproteins'(HDL) stability is a determinant of their residence times in plasma
and consequently an important parameter that influences the beneficial properties of these …