It has been reported that there is a high correlation between fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
uptake in the aorta and macrophage content of atherosclerotic lesions in an experimental …

Catheter-based imaging of atherosclerosis with high resolution, albeit invasive, is extremely
important for screening and characterization of vulnerable plaques. Currently, there is a …

Atherosclerotic plaque results from a complex interplay between lipid deposition,
inflammatory changes, cell migration and arterial wall injury. Over the past two decades …

Objectives: This study aims to define tissue characteristics of vulnerable plaques before
acute coronary syndrome (ACS) by use of integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound …

Intravascular photoacoustic (IVPA) imaging can characterize atherosclerotic plaque
composition on the basis of the optical absorption contrast between different tissue types …

Photoacoustic imaging is an emerging technology that can provide anatomic, functional, and
molecular information about biological tissue. Intravascular spectroscopic and molecular …

Heart diseases remain the major cause of death worldwide. Advances in pharmacological
and biomedical management have resulted in an increasing proportion of patients surviving …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an intravascular
ultrasound (IVUS)-guided strategy for patients with angiographically indeterminate left main …

An all-optical ultrasound probe for vascular tissue imaging was developed. Ultrasound was
generated by pulsed laser illumination of a functionalized carbon nanotube composite …

PURPOSE: To evaluate by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) the characteristics of the culprit
lesion with plaque rupture without significant angiographic stenosis after acute coronary …