Open AccessIdentification and quantification of macrophage presence in coronary atherosclerotic plaques by optical coherence tomography
Author(s) -
Luca Di Vito,
Manuela Agozzino,
Valeria Marco,
Andrea Ricciardi,
Monica Concardi,
Enrico Romagnoli,
Laura Gatto,
Calogero Giordano,
Luigi Tavazzi,
Eloisa Arbustini,
Francesco Prati
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european heart journal. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jeu307
Subject(s) - medicine , histology , optical coherence tomography , pathology , coronary arteries , receiver operating characteristic , macrophage , vulnerable plaque , artery , granulometry , nuclear medicine , radiology , cardiology , biochemistry , chemistry , in vitro , paleontology , sediment , biology
Vulnerable plaques are characterized by a high macrophage content. We investigated the optical coherence tomography (OCT) capability of identifying coronary plaque macrophage presence using tissue property indexes.