Imaging of coronary artery microstructure (in vitro) with optical coherence tomography.
OCT achieves high-resolution and image differentiation of vascular tissues to a degree that has not been previously possible with any method except excisional biopsy. Thus, OCT represents a promising new diagnostic technology for intracoronary imaging, which could permit the in vivo evaluation of critical vascular pathology.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.
M E
ME
Brezinski
G J
GJ
Tearney
B E
BE
Bouma
S A
SA
Boppart
M R
MR
Hee
E A
EA
Swanson
J F
JF
Southern
J G
JG
Fujimoto
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D014054:Tomography / Q000379:methods*