Intravascular Imaging During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

AG Truesdell, MA Alasnag, P Kaul, ST Rab… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Coronary angiography has historically served as the gold standard for diagnosis of coronary
artery disease and guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Adjunctive use of …

Optic disc and optic cup segmentation methodologies for glaucoma image detection: a survey

A Almazroa, R Burman, K Raahemifar… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of loss of vision in the world. Examining the head of
optic nerve (cup‐to‐disc ratio) is very important for diagnosing glaucoma and for patient …

Multi-spectral physiologic visualization (MSPV) using laser imaging methods and systems for blood flow and perfusion imaging and quantification in an endoscopic …

C Chen, TB Ferguson Jr, KM Jacobs - US Patent 10,390,718, 2019 - Google Patents
Multispectral imaging systems are provided including a first light source having a first
wavelength configured to image a sample; a second light source, different from the first light …

Characterization of human atherosclerosis by optical coherence tomography

H Yabushita, BE Bouma, SL Houser, HT Aretz… - Circulation, 2002 - ahajournals.org
Background—High-resolution visualization of atherosclerotic plaque morphology may be
essential for identifying coronary plaques that cause acute coronary events. Optical …

Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instruments

SA Boppart, GJ Tearney, BE Bouma… - US Patent …, 2002 - Google Patents
An imaging System for performing forward Scanning imag ing for application to therapeutic
and diagnostic devises used in medical procedures. The imaging System includes forward …

Optical coherence tomography in dermatology: a review

J Welzel - Skin Research and Technology: Review article, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background/aims: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non‐invasive technique for
morphological investigation of tissue. Since its development in the late 1980s it is mainly …

Quantification of macrophage content in atherosclerotic plaques by optical coherence tomography

GJ Tearney, H Yabushita, SL Houser, HT Aretz… - Circulation, 2003 - ahajournals.org
Background—Macrophage degradation of fibrous cap matrix is an important contributor to
atherosclerotic plaque instability. An imaging technology capable of identifying …

Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography

W Drexler - Journal of biomedical optics, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In the past two decades, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been established as an
adjunct diagnostic technique for noninvasive, high-resolution, cross-sectional imaging in a …

Optical coherence tomography: a review of clinical development from bench to bedside

AM Zysk, FT Nguyen, AL Oldenburg… - … of biomedical optics, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Since its introduction, optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology has advanced from
the laboratory bench to the clinic and back again. Arising from the fields of low coherence …

Ultra-small optical probes, imaging optics, and methods for using same

E Swanson, CL Petersen, E McNamara… - US Patent …, 2002 - Google Patents
Ultra-Small optical probes comprising a Single-mode optical fiber and a lens which has
Substantially the same diameter as the optical fiber. The optical fiber and lens are positioned …