Quantitative optical coherence tomographic elastography: method for assessing arterial mechanical properties.
Optical coherence tomography elastography represents a potentially attractive new technique for measuring elastic properties of tissues on a micron scale. In this study, the feasibility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to study the mechanical properties of phantoms and atherosclerotic arterial samples is reported. The elastic modulus of tissue-mimicking phantoms was measured using OCT and correlated with mechanical measurements. The results indicate that elastography based on OCT represents an attractive technique for evaluating the mechanical properties of tissues.
Rogowska
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Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Patel
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Plummer
S
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Brezinski
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ME
D001011:Aorta / Q000502:physiology*; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*