Optical Coherence Tomography in Cardiovascular Research

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PHYSICS. Tissue Optics. Principles of OCT. How to Build an Intravascular OCT System. Light and Sound: Parallels and Differences. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR APPLICATIONS. Intracoronary OCT Application-Methodological Considerations. OCT-Comparison to Histology. OCT-Plaque Morphology in the Clinical Setting. OCT Plaque Characterization-Comparison to Angioscopy. OCT Plaque Characterization-Comparison to MSCT. OCT Plaque Characterization-Comparison to IVUS VH. How to Match Different Imaging Technologies. Vulnerable Plaque-The Present and the Future. Resolution versus Imaging Depth: Every Advantage has its Disadvantage. OCT Imaging Of Vulnerable Plaque: The MGH Experience. Clinical Lessons from Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of Apo E Knockout Mice. Long-Term Effects of Endovascular Radiation After Balloon Angioplasty: Assessment by OCT and Histology. Acute OCT Findings After Stenting. OCT Findings in Drug Eluting Stents. Chronic Total Occlusion: Do We Need Intravascular Imaging Guidance?. OCT-Guided Wiring Technique for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion. OCT in Peripheral Arteries. OCT Insights to Aneurysm Healing After Treatment. Cardiac Development in Chick and Mouse Embryos. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. New Parallel Frequency Domain Techniques for Volumetric Optical Coherence Tomography. Spectroscopic Analysis of Arterial Wall Components Using OCT. Polarization: Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography: Detection of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque. OCT Elastography-A Possibility to Detect Vulnerable Plaque? Limiting Ischemia by Very Fast 4A Domain Imaging. Microsphere Contrast Agents for Optical Coherence Tomography. Molecular Contrast OCT. Why Do We Need Flow Measurements? - Role of Flow and Shear Stress in Atherosclerotic Disease. Principles of Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography. OCT Blood Flow Imaging.