Molecular imaging is revolutionizing the way we study the inner workings of the human
body, diagnose diseases, approach drug design, and assess therapies. The field as a whole …

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 …

Today's concept of vulnerable plaque has evolved primarily from the early pioneering work
uncovering the pivotal role of plaque rupture and coronary thrombosis as the major cause of …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become one of the most successful optical
technologies implemented in medicine and clinical practice mostly due to the possibility of …

Cardiovascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a catheter-based invasive imaging
system. Using light rather than ultrasound, OCT produces high-resolution in vivo images of …

Progress in understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) has
been hindered by our inability to observe cells and extracellular components associated …

This document is complementary to an Expert Review Document on Optical Coherence
Tomography (OCT) for the study of coronary arteries and atherosclerosis. 1 The goal of this …

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) have been
developed and improved as both diagnostic and guidance tools for interventional …

In the past decade we have observed a rapid development of ultrahigh-speed optical
coherence tomography (OCT) instruments, which currently enable performing cross …

Advancing understanding of human coronary artery disease requires new methods that can
be used in patients for studying atherosclerotic plaque microstructure in relation to the …