title: First-in-man assessment of plaque rupture by polarization-sensitive optical frequency domain imaging in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, BA-585, Erasmus Medical Center, Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam 3015 CE, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johannes N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: van der Sijde
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, BA-585, Erasmus Medical Center, Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam 3015 CE, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karanasos
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villiger
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Brett E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Bouma
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, BA-585, Erasmus Medical Center, Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam 3015 CE, The Netherlands e.regar@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Regar
mesh_terms: D001718:Birefringence; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D061848:Optical Imaging / Q000379:methods; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000072657:ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*