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Kellnberger, S.* ; Wissmeyer, G.* ; Albaghdadi, M.* ; Piao, Z.* ; Li, W.* ; Mauskapf, A.* ; Rauschendorfer, P. ; Tearney, G.J.* ; Ntziachristos, V. ; Jaffer, F.A.*

Intravascular molecular-structural imaging with a miniaturized integrated near-infrared fluorescence and ultrasound catheter.

J. Biophotonics 14:e202100048 (2021)
Postprint DOI PMC
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of mortality and warrants new imaging approaches to better guide clinical care. We report on a miniaturized, hybrid intravascular catheter and imaging system for comprehensive coronary artery imaging in vivo. Our catheter exhibits a total diameter of 1.0 mm (3.0 French), equivalent to standalone clinical intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheters but enables simultaneous near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) and IVUS molecular-structural imaging. We demonstrate NIRF-IVUS imaging in vitro in coronary stents using NIR fluorophores, and compare NIRF signal strengths for prism and ball lens sensor designs in both low and high scattering media. Next, in vivo intravascular imaging in pig coronary arteries demonstrates simultaneous, co-registered molecular-structural imaging of experimental CAD inflammation on IVUS and distance-corrected NIRF images. The obtained results suggest substantial potential for the NIRF-IVUS catheter to advance standalone IVUS, and enable comprehensive phenotyping of vascular disease to better assess and treat patients with CAD.

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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Corresponding Author
Keywords Intravascular Ultrasound ; Intravascular Endoscopy ; Intravascular Imaging ; Near-infrared Imaging; Coronary Atherosclerosis
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1864-063X
e-ISSN 1864-0648
Quellenangaben Volume: 14, Issue: 10, Pages: , Article Number: e202100048 Supplement: ,
Publisher Wiley
Publishing Place Postfach 101161, 69451 Weinheim, Germany
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Grants National Institutes of Health
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
American Heart Association
American College of Cardiology Foundation