Plaque cap thickness can be determined by quantitative color analysis of angioscopic images in a plaque model

Akira Miyamoto; Stephan E. Friedl; Freeman C. Lin; Richard W. Nesto; George S. Abela M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.209080

12 May 1995 Plaque cap thickness can be determined by quantitative color analysis of angioscopic images in a plaque model

Akira Miyamoto, Stephan E. Friedl, Freeman C. Lin, Richard W. Nesto, George S. Abela M.D.

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Proceedings Volume 2395, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems V; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209080
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

It has been proposed that atherosclerotic plaques vulnerable to disruption and thrombosis have a lipid-rich core covered by a thin cap. However, a method to detect those plaques has not been established. We hypothesized that such plaques are yellow due to reflection of the yellow lipid core through a thin cap which may be detected by angioscopy. We developed software to quantify yellow color saturation in digitized angioscopic images.

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Akira Miyamoto, Stephan E. Friedl, Freeman C. Lin, Richard W. Nesto, and George S. Abela M.D. "Plaque cap thickness can be determined by quantitative color analysis of angioscopic images in a plaque model", Proc. SPIE 2395, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems V, (12 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209080

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