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.
Brezinski
M E
ME
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA.
Tearney
G J
GJ
Bouma
B E
BE
Boppart
S A
SA
Hee
M R
MR
Swanson
E A
EA
Southern
J F
JF
Fujimoto
J G
JG
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*