Atherosclerotic plaque characterization with optoacoustic imaging

P. M. Henrichs; J. W. Meador; J. M. Fuqua; A. A. Oraevsky

doi:10.1117/12.591593

25 April 2005 Atherosclerotic plaque characterization with optoacoustic imaging

P. M. Henrichs, J. W. Meador, J. M. Fuqua, A. A. Oraevsky

Proceedings Volume 5697, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2005: The Sixth Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591593
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The developing realization that acute coronary events, such as myocardial infarctions, can be caused by the sudden disruption of relatively small, rupture-prone plaques has led to increased exploration of clinical techniques that identify "vulnerable plaque" and differentiate it from "stable" plaque. Intravascular optoacoustic imaging promises to be such a technique. It has the capability of measuring the thickness of the plaque cap, the size of the underlying lipid reservoir, and other structural features known to be related to the vulnerability of the plaque. Inside an artery, optoacoustic imaging must necessarily be done in the backward mode, with irradiation and detection close to the same site on the tissue surface. With test phantoms simulating the optical and acoustic properties of the arterial wall, we have been able to show that backward-mode imaging is feasible. Modification of the ultrasonic detector used to allow irradiation and detection at the same point on the same surface affects the signal in a predictable way. The effect of the probe on the signal can reliably be removed by deconvolution of the measured signal to take into account the detector response.

Citation Download Citation

P. M. Henrichs, J. W. Meador, J. M. Fuqua, and A. A. Oraevsky "Atherosclerotic plaque characterization with optoacoustic imaging", Proc. SPIE 5697, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2005: The Sixth Conference on Biomedical Thermoacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-optics, (25 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591593

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available