Abstract
We demonstrate intravascular photoacoustic imaging of human coronary atherosclerotic plaque. The data was obtained from two fresh human coronary arteries ex vivo, showing different stages of disease. A diameter intravascular imaging catheter was built, comprising an angle-polished optical fiber adjacent to a ultrasound transducer. Specific photoacoustic imaging of lipid content, a key factor in vulnerable plaques that may lead to myocardial infarction, is achieved by spectroscopic imaging at different wavelengths between 1180 and . Simultaneous imaging with intravascular ultrasound was performed.
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