Since its introduction, optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology has advanced from
the laboratory bench to the clinic and back again. Arising from the fields of low coherence …

The leading cause of major morbidity and mortality in most countries around the world is
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, most commonly caused by thrombotic occlusion of a …

Optical Coherence Tomography gives a broad treatment of the subject which will include 1)
the optics, science, and physics needed to understand the technology 2) a description of …

Polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) is an imaging technique
based on light scattering. PS-OCT performs rapid two-and three-dimensional imaging of …

Potential applications of tissue engineering in regenerative medicine range from structural
tissues to organs with complex function. This review focuses on the engineering of heart …

Objectives: We present the first clinical experience with intracoronary optical frequency
domain imaging (OFDI) in human patients. Background: Intracoronary optical coherence …

Atherosclerosis is a lipoprotein-driven inflammatory disorder leading to a plaque formation
at specific sites of the arterial tree. After decades of slow progression, atherosclerotic plaque …

Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been proven a powerful diagnostic
tool for cardiovascular diseases. However, the optical mechanism for the qualitative …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the measurement of collagen and
smooth muscle cell (SMC) content in atherosclerotic plaques using polarization-sensitive …

Cardiovascular diseases are still the primary causes of mortality in the United States and in
Western Europe. Arterial thrombosis is triggered by a ruptured atherosclerotic plaque and …