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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL
Volume 54, Issue 5, Pages 978-986Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2007.343
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Catheter-based imaging of atherosclerosis with high resolution, albeit invasive, is extremely important for screening and characterization of vulnerable plaques. Currently, there is a need for an imaging technique capable of providing comprehensive morphological and functional information of plaques. In this paper, we present an intravascular photoacoustic imaging technique to characterize vulnerable plaques by using optical absorption contrast between normal tissue and atherosclerotic lesions. Specifically, we investigate the feasibility of obtaining intravascular photoacoustic (IVPA) images using a high-frequency intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging catheter. Indeed, the combination of IVPA imaging with clinically available IVUS imaging; may provide desired functional and morphological assessment of the plaque. The imaging studies were performed with tissue-mimicking arterial vessel phantoms and excised samples of rabbit artery. The results of our study suggest that catheter-based intravascular photoacoustic imaging is possible, and the combination of IVPA with IVUS has the potential to detect and differentiate atherosclerosis based on both the structure and composition of the plaque.
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