title: Role of near-infrared spectroscopy in intravascular coronary imaging.
abstract: Near-infrared spectroscopy is an intracoronary imaging modality that has been validated in preclinical and clinical studies to help quantify the lipid content of the coronary plaque and provide information regarding its vulnerability. It has the potential to develop into a valuable tool for the risk stratification of a vulnerable plaque and, furthermore, a vulnerable patient. In addition, in the future this technology may help in the development of novel therapies that impact vascular biology.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Smita I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Negi
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Didier
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Magalhaes
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Popma
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Max R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kollmer
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Mia-Ashley
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Spad
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torguson
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Suddath
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Lowell F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Satler
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pichard
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Electronic address: ron.waksman@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waksman
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods
keywords: Coronary; Intravascular imaging; NIRS; Technology