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Bajaj R, Garcia-Garcia HM, Courtney BK, Ramasamy A, Tufaro V, Erdogan E, Khan AH, Alves N, Rathod KS, Onuma Y, Serruys PW, Mathur A, Baumbach A, Bourantas C. Multi-modality intravascular imaging for guiding coronary intervention and assessing coronary atheroma: the Novasight Hybrid IVUS-OCT system. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2021; 69:655-670. [PMID: 33703857 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.21.05532-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Intravascular imaging has evolved alongside interventional cardiology as an adjunctive tool for assessing plaque pathology and for guiding and optimising percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in challenging lesions. The two modalities which have dominated the field are intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), which relies on sound waves and optical coherence tomography (OCT), relying on light waves. These approaches however have limited efficacy in assessing plaque morphology and vulnerability that are essential for guiding PCI in complex lesions and identifying patient at risk that will benefit from emerging therapies targeting plaque evolution. These limitations are complementary and, in this context, it has been recognised and demonstrated in multi-modality studies that the concurrent use of IVUS and OCT can help overcome these deficits enabling a more complete and accurate plaque assessment. The Conavi Novasight Hybrid IVUS-OCT catheter is the first commercially available device that is capable of invasive clinical coronary assessment with simultaneously acquired and co-registered IVUS and OCT imaging. It represents a significant evolution in the field and is expected to have broad application in clinical practice and research. In this review article we present the limitations of standalone intravascular imaging techniques, summarise the data supporting the value of multimodality imaging in clinical practice and research, describe the Novasight Hybrid IVUS-OCT system and highlight the potential utility of this technology in coronary intervention and in the study of atherosclerosis.
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- Retesh Bajaj
- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Schulich Heart Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Conavi Medical, North York, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Schulich Heart Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK - .,Cardiovascular Devices Hub, Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine and Devices, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Zhang Q, Pang X, Zhang Z, Su M, Hong J, Zheng H, Qiu W, Lam KH. Miniature Transducer Using PNN-PZT-based Ceramic for Intravascular Ultrasound. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2019; 66:1102-1109. [PMID: 30908214 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2019.2906652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this work, the development and performance evaluation of a high-frequency miniature ultrasonic transducer based on a Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3-Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3 (PNN-PZT-based) ceramic for intravascular imaging application are reported. The fabricated PNN-PZT-based ceramic possesses ultrahigh relative clamped dielectric permittivity (.S/.0 = 3409) and high electromechanical coupling capability (kt = 0.60). A 42-MHz high-frequency side-looking ultrasonic transducer probe using the PNN-PZT-based ceramic with a miniature aperture of 0.33 mm × 0.33 mm was designed and fabricated, which exhibited a wide -6 dB bandwidth of 79% and an insertion loss of -19.6 dB. High spatial resolution, including the axial resolution of 36 μm and lateral resolution of 141 μm, was determined by imaging a 13-μm tungsten wire phantom. Ex vivo intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging of a porcine coronary artery was performed to show the imaging capability of the miniature transducer. The results demonstrated the great potential of PNN-PZT-based ceramic for high-resolution miniature transducers application.
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Background and objectives: The diagnosis of carotid atherosclerosis is of vital importance, as this cardiovascular disease may cause myocardial infarction. One-third of deaths in the world occur due to myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attack. Atherosclerosis is deposition of plaque in artery wall. It could be detected from the features of intima-media complex of the artery wall. This study proposes a new classification approach to distinguish between symptomatic and asymptomatic plaques using non-invasive carotid B-mode ultrasound images. These two types of plaques have diverse impacts on human life. In the first condition, slowly plaque formation reaches life-threatening condition and the second condition is acute in nature. Hence treatment protocol is to be decided based on the type of plaque. Methods: To locate the intima-media-complex region, the images are segmented using snake-based segmentation algorithm. Several features are extracted using fixed size blocks selected from the segmented region using gray-level co-occurrence matrix. Finally classification is performed using support vector machine. Results: The performance shows improvement in accuracy using lesser number of features than previous works. The reduction in feature size is achieved by incorporating segmentation in the pre-processing stage. In the classifier, 10-fold cross-validation protocol is used for training and testing and an accuracy of 100% is obtained. Conclusion: This proposed technique could work as an adjunct tool in quick decision-making for cardiologists and radiologists.
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- B. SMITHA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673601, Kerala, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut 673601, Kerala, India
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Sung JH, Jeong JS. Development of High-Frequency (>60 MHz) Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Transducer by Using Asymmetric Electrodes for Improved Beam Profile. Sensors (Basel) 2018; 18:E4414. [PMID: 30551639 DOI: 10.3390/s18124414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In most commercial single-element intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) transducers, with 20 MHz to 40 MHz center frequencies, a conductive adhesive is used to bond a micro-sized cable for the signal line to the surface of the transducer aperture (<1 mm × 1 mm size) where ultrasound beam is generated. Therefore, the vibration of the piezoelectric layer is significantly disturbed by the adhesive with the signal line, thereby causing problems, such as reduced sensitivity, shortened penetration depth, and distorted beam profile. This phenomenon becomes more serious as the center frequency of the IVUS transducer is increased, and the aperture size becomes small. Therefore, we propose a novel IVUS acoustic stack employing asymmetric electrodes with conductive and non-conductive backing blocks. The purpose of this study is to verify the extent of performance degradation caused by the adhesive with the signal line, and to demonstrate how much performance degradation can be minimized by the proposed scheme. Finite element analysis (FEA) simulation was conducted, and the results show that −3 dB, −6 dB, and −10 dB penetration depths of the conventional transducer were shortened by 20%, 25%, and 19% respectively, while those of the proposed transducer were reduced only 3%, 4%, and 0% compared with their ideal transducers which have the same effective aperture size. Besides, the proposed transducer improved the −3 dB, −6 dB, and −10 dB penetration depths by 15%, 12%, and 10% respectively, compared with the conventional transducer. We also fabricated a 60 MHz IVUS transducer by using the proposed technique, and high-resolution IVUS B-mode (brightness mode) images were obtained. Thus, the proposed scheme can be one of the potential ways to provide more uniform beam profile resulting in improving the signal to noise ratio (SNR) in IVUS image.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This short review summarizes the recent development in clinical and experimental imaging techniques for coronary atherosclerosis. RECENT FINDINGS Coronary atherosclerosis is the underlying disease of myocardial infarction, the leading cause of death in the industrialized world. Conventional ways of risk assessment, including evaluation of traditional risk factors and interrogation of luminal stenosis, have proven imprecise for the prediction of major events. Rapid advances in noninvasive imaging techniques including MRI, CT, and PET, as well as catheter-based methods, have opened the doors to more in-depth interrogation of plaque burden, composition, and many crucial pathological processes such as inflammation and hemorrhage. These emerging imaging modalities and methodologies, combined with conventional imaging evidences of anatomy and ischemia, offer the promises to provide comprehensive information of the disease status. There is tremendous clinical potential for imaging to improve the current management of coronary atherosclerosis, including the identification of high-risk patients for aggressive therapies and guiding personalized treatment. In this review, we provide an overview of the state-of-the-art coronary plaque imaging techniques focusing on their respective strengths and weaknesses, as well as their clinical outlook.
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- Yibin Xie
- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., PACT Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., PACT Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Feng Lin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Feng Lin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., PACT Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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For several decades, most physicians have believed that acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is caused by coronary thrombosis resulting from rupture of vulnerable plaque characterized by a thin fibrous cap overlying a large necrotic core and massive inflammatory cell infiltration. However, nearly one-third of ACS cases are caused by plaque erosion characterized by intact fibrous cap, less or absent necrotic core, less inflammation, and large lumen. Because of the limitations of current imaging modalities, including angiography and intravascular ultrasound, the importance of plaque erosion as a cause of acute coronary events is less well known. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) as an emerging modality with extremely high resolution is the only intravascular imaging modality available for identification of plaque erosion in vivo, which provides new insight into the mechanism of ACS. More importantly, the introduction of OCT to clinical practice enables us to differentiate the patients with ACS caused by plaque erosion from those caused by plaque rupture, thereby providing precise and personalized therapy based on the different underlying mechanisms. We systematically review the morphological characteristics of plaque erosion identified by OCT and its implications for the management of ACS.
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- Haibo Jia
- Department of Cardiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiology, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education
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Faust O, Acharya UR, Sudarshan VK, Tan RS, Yeong CH, Molinari F, Ng KH. Computer aided diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction and carotid atherosclerosis using ultrasound images: A review. Phys Med 2017; 33:1-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Combined intravascular ultrasound and intravascular photoacoustic (IVUS/IVPA) imaging is an emerging hybrid modality being explored as a means of improving the characterization of atherosclerotic plaque anatomical and compositional features. While initial demonstrations of the technique have been encouraging, they have been limited by catheter rotation and data acquisition, displaying, and processing rates on the order of several seconds per frame as well as the use of off-line image processing. Herein, we present a complete IVUS/IVPA imaging system and method capable of real-time IVUS/IVPA imaging, with online data acquisition, image processing, and display of both IVUS and IVPA images. The integrated IVUS/IVPA catheter is fully contained within a 1-mm outer diameter torque cable coupled on the proximal end to a custom-designed spindle enabling optical and electrical coupling to system hardware, including a nanosecond-pulsed laser with a controllable pulse repetition frequency capable of greater than 10 kHz, motor and servo drive, a US pulser/receiver, and a 200-MHz digitizer. The system performance is characterized and demonstrated on a vessel-mimicking phantom with an embedded coronary stent intended to provide IVPA contrast within content of an IVUS image.
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- Donald VanderLaan
- Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332, United States
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- Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332, United States
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- Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332, United States
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- Electrical & Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332, United States
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Atherosclerosis and its consequences like acute myocardial infarction or stroke are highly prevalent in western countries, and the incidence of atherosclerosis is rapidly rising in developing countries. Atherosclerosis is a disease that progresses silently over several decades before it results in the aforementioned clinical consequences. Therefore, there is a clinical need for imaging methods to detect the early stages of atherosclerosis and to better risk stratify patients. In this review, we will discuss how ultrasound imaging can contribute to the detection and risk stratification of atherosclerosis by (a) detecting advanced and early plaques; (b) evaluating the biomechanical consequences of atherosclerosis in the vessel wall;
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- David C Steinl
- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel 4031, Switzerland.
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- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Switzerland.
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Zhu B, Zhang Z, Ma T, Yang X, Li Y, Shung KK, Zhou Q. (100)-Textured KNN-based thick film with enhanced piezoelectric property for intravascular ultrasound imaging. Appl Phys Lett 2015; 106:173504. [PMID: 25991874 PMCID: PMC4417015 DOI: 10.1063/1.4919387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Using tape-casting technology, 35 μm free-standing (100)-textured Li doped KNN (KNLN) thick film was prepared by employing NaNbO3 (NN) as template. It exhibited similar piezoelectric behavior to lead containing materials: a longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of ∼150 pm/V and an electromechanical coupling coefficient (kt ) of 0.44. Based on this thick film, a 52 MHz side-looking miniature transducer with a bandwidth of 61.5% at -6 dB was built for Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging. In comparison with 40 MHz PMN-PT single crystal transducer, the rabbit aorta image had better resolution and higher noise-to-signal ratio, indicating that lead-free (100)-textured KNLN thick film may be suitable for IVUS (>50 MHz) imaging.
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices , Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, NIH Transducer Resource Center, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089-1111, USA
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices , Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, NIH Transducer Resource Center, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089-1111, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, NIH Transducer Resource Center, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089-1111, USA
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Shiraishi J, Yashige M, Hyogo M, Shima T, Sawada T, Kohno Y. Lipid-rich plaque in possible coronary sequelae of Kawasaki disease detected by optical frequency domain imaging. Cardiovasc Interv Ther 2014; 30:367-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s12928-014-0305-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nakatani S, Proniewska K, Pociask E, Paoletti G, de Winter S, Muramatsu T, Bruining N. How clinically effective is intravascular ultrasound in interventional cardiology? Present and future perspectives. Expert Rev Med Devices 2014; 10:735-49. [DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2013.841353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Obaid DR, Calvert PA, Gopalan D, Parker RA, Hoole SP, West NEJ, Goddard M, Rudd JHF, Bennett MR. Atherosclerotic plaque composition and classification identified by coronary computed tomography: assessment of computed tomography-generated plaque maps compared with virtual histology intravascular ultrasound and histology. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 6:655-64. [PMID: 23960215 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.112.000250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Computed tomography (CT) is used routinely for coronary angiography, and higher-risk features of plaques can also be identified. However, the ability of CT to discriminate individual plaque components and classify plaques according to accepted histological definitions is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS We first determined CT attenuation ranges for individual plaque components using combined in vivo CT coregistered with virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) in 108 plaques from 57 patients. Comparison with contrast attenuation created plaque/contrast attenuation ratios that were significantly different for each component. In a separate validation cohort of 47 patients, these Plaque Maps correlated significantly with VH-IVUS-determined plaque component volumes (necrotic core: r=0.41, P=0.002; fibrous plaque: r=0.54, P<0.001; calcified plaque: r=0.59, P<0.001; total plaque: r=0.62, P<0.001). We also assessed VH-IVUS and CT Plaque Maps against coregistered histology in 72 (VH-IVUS) and 87 (CT) segments from 8 postmortem coronary arteries. The diagnostic accuracy of CT to detect calcified plaque (83% versus 92%), necrotic core (80% versus 65%), and fibroatheroma (80% versus 79%) was comparable with VH-IVUS. However, although VH-IVUS could identify thin-cap fibroatheromas (TCFA) with a diagnostic accuracy of between 74% and 82% (depending on the TCFA definition used), the spatial resolution of CT prevented direct identification of TCFA. CONCLUSIONS CT-derived Plaque Maps based on contrast-adjusted attenuation ranges can define individual plaque components with a similar accuracy to VH-IVUS ex vivo. However, coronary CT Plaque Maps could not reliably classify plaques and identify TCFA, such that high-risk plaques may be misclassified or overlooked.
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- Daniel R Obaid
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and Centre for Applied Medical Statistics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Yan X, Lam KH, Li X, Chen R, Ren W, Ren X, Zhou Q, Shung KK. Lead-free intravascular ultrasound transducer using BZT-50BCT ceramics. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2013; 60:1272-6. [PMID: 25004492 PMCID: PMC4090606 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2013.2692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This paper reports the fabrication and evaluation of a high-frequency ultrasonic transducer based on a new lead-free piezoelectric material for intravascular imaging application. Lead-free 0.5Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO4(BZT-50BCT) ceramic with a high dielectric constant (~2800) was employed to develop a high-frequency (~30 MHz) needle-type ultrasonic transducer. With superior piezoelectric performance (piezoelectric coefficient d33 ~ 600 pC/N), the lead-free transducer was found to exhibit a -6-dB bandwidth of 53% with an insertion loss of 18.7 dB. In vitro intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging of a human cadaver coronary artery was performed to demonstrate the potential of the lead-free transducer for biomedical imaging applications. This is the first time that a lead-free transducer has been used for IVUS imaging application. The experimental results suggest that the BZT-50BCT ceramic is a promising lead-free piezoelectric material for high-frequency intravascular imaging applications.
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Takahashi K, Kakuta T, Yonetsu T, Lee T, Koura K, Hishikari K, Murai T, Iesaka Y, Isobe M. In vivo detection of lipid-rich plaque by using a 40-MHz intravascular ultrasound: a comparison with optical coherence tomography findings. Cardiovasc Interv Ther 2013; 28:333-43. [DOI: 10.1007/s12928-013-0177-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ferrante G, Presbitero P, Whitbourn R, Barlis P. Current applications of optical coherence tomography for coronary intervention. Int J Cardiol 2013; 165:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of mortality in the industrialized world, and arterial obstruction, triggered by rupture-prone atherosclerotic plaques, lead to myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke. Vulnerable plaques do not necessarily occur with flow-limiting stenosis, thus conventional luminographic assessment of the pathology fails to identify unstable lesions. In this review we discuss the currently available imaging modalities used to investigate morphological features and biological characteristics of the atherosclerotic plaque. The different imaging modalities such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, nuclear imaging and their intravascular applications are illustrated, highlighting their specific diagnostic potential. Clinically available and upcoming methodologies are also reviewed along with the related challenges in their clinical translation, concerning the specific invasiveness, accuracy and cost-effectiveness of these methods.
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Obaid DR, Calvert PA, McNab D, West NEJ, Bennett MR. Identification of coronary plaque sub-types using virtual histology intravascular ultrasound is affected by inter-observer variability and differences in plaque definitions. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 5:86-93. [PMID: 22109982 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.111.965442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies show that virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) can identify plaques at high risk of rupture, such as thin-capped fibroatheromata, raising the possibility of immediate targeted intervention. However, plaque classification entails border recognition and subjective assessment of plaque architecture, introducing inter-observer variability without confirmation by core-labs. Furthermore, the accuracy of local versus core-laboratory VH-IVUS plaque classification and effects of different plaque definitions have not been examined. METHODS AND RESULTS Local observers classified 100 VH-IVUS-defined coronary plaques to determine single center inter-observer variability; multi-center variability was determined by comparison with VH-IVUS core-laboratory analysis, and compared with gray-scale IVUS. Frequency of plaque types using different published plaque definitions also was determined. Single-center VH-IVUS inter-observer agreement was strong (kappa=0.86), but lower for thin-capped fibroatheromatas (k=0.59) because of observer judgments on presence and location of confluent necrotic core. Multi-center inter-observer agreement for plaque classification was lower again (k=0.71), particularly for thin-capped fibroatheromatas (k=0.56). Different plaque definitions further reduced VH-IVUS-defined thin-capped fibroatheromata numbers by 44%. The diagnostic accuracy of gray-scale IVUS to identify thin-capped fibroatheromata was poor for both observers (21 and 29% correct), with low inter-observer agreement (k=0.14). CONCLUSIONS VH-IVUS plaque classification, and particularly VH-IVUS-defined thin-capped fibroatheromata identification, varies significantly between local observers, and particularly in comparison with core-laboratory analysis. Differences in VH-IVUS plaque definitions introduce further variability between studies. These factors reduce the use of VH-IVUS plaque classification to guide intervention in a "live" clinical setting, and also affect comparison of diagnostic accuracy and natural history of plaques between studies.
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- Daniel R Obaid
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Li X, Wu W, Chung Y, Shih WY, Shih WH, Zhou Q, Shung KK. 80-MHz intravascular ultrasound transducer using PMN-PT free-standing film. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control 2011; 58:2281-8. [PMID: 22083761 PMCID: PMC3304502 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2011.2085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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[Pb(Mg(1/3)Nb(2/3))O(3)](0.63)[PbTiO(3)](0.37) (PMN-PT) free-standing film of comparable piezoelectric properties to bulk material with thickness of 30 μm has been fabricated using a modified precursor coating approach. At 1 kHz, the dielectric permittivity and loss were 4364 and 0.033, respectively. The remnant polarization and coercive field were 28 μC/cm(2) and 18.43 kV/cm. The electromechanical coupling coefficient k(t) was measured to be 0.55, which was close to that of bulk PMN-PT single-crystal material. Based on this film, high-frequency (82 MHz) miniature ultrasonic transducers were fabricated with 65% bandwidth and 23 dB insertion loss. Axial and lateral resolutions were determined to be as high as 35 and 176 μm. In vitro intravascular imaging on healthy rabbit aorta was performed using the thin film transducers. In comparison with a 35-MHz IVUS transducer, the 80-MHz transducer showed superior resolution and contrast with satisfactory penetration depth. The imaging results suggest that PMN-PT free-standing thin film technology is a feasible and efficient way to fabricate very-high-frequency ultrasonic transducers.
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- Xiang Li
- NIH Ultrasonic Transducer Resource Center and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Croca SC, Rahman A. Imaging assessment of cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Dev Immunol 2012; 2012:694143. [PMID: 22110536 DOI: 10.1155/2012/694143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Revised: 08/26/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multisystem, autoimmune disease known to be one of the strongest risk factors for atherosclerosis. Patients with SLE have an excess cardiovascular risk compared with the general population, leading to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although the precise explanation for this is yet to be established, it seems to be associated with the presence of an accelerated atherosclerotic process, arising from the combination of traditional and lupus-specific risk factors. Moreover, cardiovascular-disease associated mortality in patients with SLE has not improved over time. One of the main reasons for this is the poor performance of standard risk stratification tools on assessing the cardiovascular risk of patients with SLE. Therefore, establishing alternative ways to identify patients at increased risk efficiently is essential. With recent developments in several imaging techniques, the ultimate goal of cardiovascular assessment will shift from assessing symptomatic patients to diagnosing early cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic patients which will hopefully help us to prevent its progression. This review will focus on the current status of the imaging tools available to assess cardiac and vascular function in patients with SLE.
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Pu J, Mintz GS, Brilakis ES, Banerjee S, Abdel-Karim ARR, Maini B, Biro S, Lee JB, Stone GW, Weisz G, Maehara A. In vivo characterization of coronary plaques: novel findings from comparing greyscale and virtual histology intravascular ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy. Eur Heart J 2011; 33:372-83. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Schwarz F, Treitl M, Grimm J, Cyran C, Nikolaou K, Reiser M, Saam T. The relationship between plaque imaging characterization and treatment modality selection. Interv Cardiol 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/ica.11.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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It is now well recognized that the atherosclerotic plaques responsible for thrombus formation are not necessarily those that impinge most on the lumen of the vessel. Nevertheless, clinical investigations for atherosclerosis still focus on quantifying the degree of stenosis caused by plaques. Many of the features associated with a high-risk plaque, including a thin fibrous cap, large necrotic core, macrophage infiltration, neovascularization, and intraplaque hemorrhage, can now be probed by novel imaging techniques. Each technique has its own strengths and drawbacks. In this article, we review the various imaging modalities used for the evaluation and quantification of atherosclerosis.
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- D R J Owen
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Toxicology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom.
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Jang IK. Optical Coherence Tomography or Intravascular Ultrasound?⁎⁎Editorials published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions or the American College of Cardiology. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2011; 4:492-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Revised: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Garcìa-Garcìa HM, Gogas BD, Serruys PW, Bruining N. IVUS-based imaging modalities for tissue characterization: similarities and differences. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2011; 27:215-24. [PMID: 21327914 PMCID: PMC3078312 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-010-9789-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Accepted: 12/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gray-scale intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is the modality that has been established as the golden standard for in vivo imaging of the vessel wall of the coronary arteries. The use of IVUS in clinical practice is an important diagnostic tool used for quantitative assessment of coronary artery disease. This has made IVUS the de-facto invasive imaging method to evaluate new interventional therapies such as new stent designs and for atherosclerosis progression-regression studies. However, the gray-scale representation of the coronary vessel wall and plaque morphology in combination with the limited resolution of the current IVUS catheters makes it difficult, if not impossible, to identify qualitatively (e.g. visually) the plaque morphology similar as that of histopathology, the golden standard to characterize and quantify coronary plaque tissue components. Meanwhile, this limitation has been partially overcome by new innovative IVUS-based post-processing methods such as: virtual histology IVUS (VH-IVUS, Volcano Therapeutics, Rancho Cordova, CA, USA), iMAP-IVUS (Bostoc Scientific, Santa Clara, CA, USA), Integrated Backscatter IVUS (IB-IVUS) and Automated Differential Echogenicity (ADE).
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- Hector M Garcìa-Garcìa
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Room BA-571, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Eandi M. Drug Therapy and Follow-Up. Atherosclerosis Disease Management 2011:563-631. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7222-4_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Kawasaki M, Hattori A, Ishihara Y, Okubo M, Nishigaki K, Takemura G, Saio M, Takami T, Minatoguchi S. Tissue characterization of coronary plaques and assessment of thickness of fibrous cap using integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound. Comparison with histology and optical coherence tomography. Circ J 2010; 74:2641-8. [PMID: 20953061 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to develop a new online integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS) system and to validate its ability to measure fibrous cap thickness by comparing IB-IVUS images with those from optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS AND RESULTS Images were acquired from 125 segments of 26 coronary arteries obtained at autopsy from 11 cadavers. In the training study (n=30), 242 regions-of-interest on color-coded maps were compared with histology. In the validation study, 95 cross-sections were diagnosed by IB-IVUS and histology. In 24 patients with stable angina, 28 arterial cross-sections were imaged by IB-IVUS and OCT in vivo. In the training study, cutoff values of 39 decibels (dB) and 17dB were the optimal predictors of lipid pool/fibrosis and fibrosis/calcification, respectively, with 38-MHz mode; 42dB and 20dB, respectively, with 43-MHz mode. In the validation study, IB classified the fibrous, lipid-rich and fibrocalcific components with an accuracy of 92%, 91% and 95%, respectively. Agreement between the histological and IB-IVUS diagnoses was excellent (Cohen's κ=0.83). There was a correlation between the fibrous cap thickness measured by IB-IVUS and OCT (r=0.74, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The IB-IVUS system with improved resolution provides high diagnostic accuracy for the analysis of the tissue characteristics of coronary plaques, and enables estimation of the thickness of the fibrous cap in the clinical setting.
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- Masanori Kawasaki
- Regeneration & Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
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Glaudemans AWJM, Slart RHJA, Bozzao A, Bonanno E, Arca M, Dierckx RAJO, Signore A. Molecular imaging in atherosclerosis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2010; 37:2381-97. [PMID: 20306036 PMCID: PMC2975909 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1406-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Atherosclerosis is the major cause of cardiovascular disease, which still has the leading position in morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Many risk factors and pathobiological processes are acting together in the development of atherosclerosis. This leads to different remodelling stages (positive and negative) which are both associated with plaque physiology and clinical presentation. The different remodelling stages of atherosclerosis are explained with their clinical relevance. Recent advances in basic science have established that atherosclerosis is not only a lipid storage disease, but that also inflammation has a fundamental role in all stages of the disease. The molecular events leading to atherosclerosis will be extensively reviewed and described. Further on in this review different modalities and their role in the different stages of atherosclerosis will be discussed. Non-nuclear invasive imaging techniques (intravascular ultrasound, intravascular MRI, intracoronary angioscopy and intravascular optical coherence tomography) and non-nuclear non-invasive imaging techniques (ultrasound with Doppler flow, electron-bean computed tomography, coronary computed tomography angiography, MRI and coronary artery MR angiography) will be reviewed. After that we focus on nuclear imaging techniques for detecting atherosclerotic plaques, divided into three groups: atherosclerotic lesion components, inflammation and thrombosis. This emerging area of nuclear imaging techniques can provide measures of biological activity of atherosclerotic plaques, thereby improving the prediction of clinical events. As we will see in the future perspectives, at present, there is no special tracer that can be called the diagnostic tool to diagnose prospective stroke or infarction in patients. Nevertheless, we expect such a tracer to be developed in the next few years and maybe, theoretically, it could even be used for targeted therapy (in the form of a beta-emitter) to combat cardiovascular disease.
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- Andor W J M Glaudemans
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Chopard R, Boussel L, Motreff P, Rioufol G, Tabib A, Douek P, Meyronet D, Revel D, Finet G. How reliable are 40 MHz IVUS and 64-slice MDCT in characterizing coronary plaque composition? An ex vivo study with histopathological comparison. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2010; 26:373-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9562-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Van Herck J, De Meyer G, Ennekens G, Van Herck P, Herman A, Vrints C. Validation of in vivo plaque characterisation by virtual histology in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis. EUROINTERVENTION 2009; 5:149-56. [PMID: 19577997 DOI: 10.4244/eijv5i1a23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS Most acute coronary syndromes are caused by plaque rupture. The risk of plaque rupture is related to plaque composition. The purpose of this study was to validate VH-IVUS for in vivo plaque characterisation. METHODS AND RESULTS Six rabbits were fed a cholesterol-supplemented diet for 12 to 18 months. Thereafter, VH-IVUS imaging of the aorta was performed. After sacrifice, the VH-IVUS images were matched to the corresponding histological cross sections. A total of 260 atherosclerotic plaques were analysed. VH-IVUS had a high sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value for the detection of non-calcified thin cap fibroatheroma (88%, 96%, 87%, respectively) and calcified thin cap fibroatheroma (95%, 99%, 93%, respectively). These values were respectively 82%, 94%, 85% for non-calcified fibroatheroma and 78%, 98%, 84% for calcified fibroatheroma. The lowest values were obtained for pathological intimal thickening (74%, 92%, 70%, respectively). For all plaque types, VH-IVUS had a kappa-value of 0.79. Linear regression analysis and Bland-Altman plots showed a strong correlation between VH-IVUS and histology for fibrous tissue, fibrofatty tissue, necrotic calcified tissue and confluent necrotic core. CONCLUSIONS VH-IVUS showed a good accuracy for in vivo plaque characterisation and is a promising technique for the detection of the vulnerable plaque.
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- Jozef Van Herck
- Division of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium.
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Hara H, Tsunoda T, Moroi M, Kubota T, Kunimasa T, Shiba M, Wada M, Tsuji T, Iijima R, Nakajima R, Yoshitama T, Nakamura M. Ultrasound attenuation behind coronary atheroma without calcification: Mechanism revealed by autopsy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 8:110-2. [PMID: 16885078 DOI: 10.1080/14628840600637781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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When performing intravascular ultrasound studies, the backward echo image can show marked attenuation, although there are no calcified deposits and it may be impossible to detect the intraplaque architecture. The pathology underlying this phenomenon was investigated in autopsy specimens. We hypothesize that the mechanism responsible for the attenuation involves micro-calcification and lipid in unstable plaques causing ultrasonic wave reflection and dispersion.
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Low A, Kawase Y, Chan YH, Tearney G, Bouma B, Jang IK. In vivo characterisation of coronary plaques with conventional grey-scale intravascular ultrasound: correlation with optical coherence tomography. EUROINTERVENTION 2009; 4:626-32. [DOI: 10.4244/eijv4i5a105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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de Vries BMW, van Dam GM, Tio RA, Hillebrands J, Slart RH, Zeebregts CJ. Current imaging modalities to visualize vulnerability within the atherosclerotic carotid plaque. J Vasc Surg 2008; 48:1620-9. [PMID: 18804942 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2008] [Revised: 06/30/2008] [Accepted: 07/04/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Okubo M, Kawasaki M, Ishihara Y, Takeyama U, Yasuda S, Kubota T, Tanaka S, Yamaki T, Ojio S, Nishigaki K, Takemura G, Saio M, Takami T, Fujiwara H, Minatoguchi S. Tissue characterization of coronary plaques: comparison of integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound with virtual histology intravascular ultrasound. Circ J 2008; 72:1631-9. [PMID: 18753698 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-07-0936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Integrated backscatter (IB) intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and IVUS Virtual Histology (VH) have been developed for tissue characterization, but have never been compared directly. The purpose of this study was to compare the overall agreement between IB-IVUS and IVUS-VH in the tissue characterization of plaques from the same coronary arterial cross-section. METHODS AND RESULTS Images were acquired from 46 coronary arteries from 25 cadavers. Of a total of 392 histology/IVUS image pairs, 152 pairs were diagnosed as Stary's type III, IV, Va, Vb and Vc, and compared for IB-IVUS, IVUS-VH and histology. In the qualitative comparison, the overall agreement between histological and IB-IVUS diagnoses was higher (kappa = 0.81, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.74-0.89) than that of the IVUS-VH diagnoses (kappa = 0.66, 95%CI: 0.56-0.75). The % fibrosis area determined by IB-IVUS was significantly correlated with the relative area of fibrosis based on histology (r = 0.67, p < 0.001). In the quantitative comparison, the overall agreement between the histological and IB-IVUS diagnoses was higher (kappa = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.75-0.91) than that of the IVUS-VH diagnoses (kappa = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.63-0.83). CONCLUSION Based on histology as the gold standard, IB-IVUS provided higher diagnostic accuracy than IVUS-VH for tissue characterization of coronary plaques.
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- Munenori Okubo
- Regeneration & Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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Gonzalo N, García-garcía HM, Ligthart J, Rodriguez-granillo G, Meliga E, Onuma Y, Schuurbiers JCH, Bruining N, Serruys PW. Coronary plaque composition as assessed by greyscale intravascular ultrasound and radiofrequency spectral data analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2008; 24:811-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9324-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2007] [Accepted: 05/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lindsay AC, Choudhury RP. Form to function: current and future roles for atherosclerosis imaging in drug development. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2008; 7:517-29. [DOI: 10.1038/nrd2588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Okubo M, Kawasaki M, Ishihara Y, Takeyama U, Kubota T, Yamaki T, Ojio S, Nishigaki K, Takemura G, Saio M, Takami T, Minatoguchi S, Fujiwara H. Development of integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound for tissue characterization of coronary plaques. Ultrasound Med Biol 2008; 34:655-663. [PMID: 18077081 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Revised: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 09/19/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Tissue characterization of plaques of coronary arteries is important to clarify the process of acute coronary syndrome and prevent it. The purpose of this study is to develop an online integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS) system and validate the diagnostic accuracy for the characterization of coronary plaques. A personal computer equipped with custom software was connected to an IVUS imaging system. Images were acquired from 242 segments of 46 coronary arteries from 25 cadavers obtained at autopsy. In the training study, a total of 724 regions-of-interests on color-coded maps were compared with histologic images. In the validation study, a total of 192 cross-sections of coronary arteries were evaluated. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the cut-off points of -49 dB (area under curve = 0.98) and -29 dB (area under curve = 0.99) were the most reliable predictors of lipid pools, fibrosis and calcification. In the validation study, the analysis using IB values classified fibrous, lipid-rich and fibrocalcific plaque components with a high accuracy of 93%, 90% and 96%, respectively. The overall agreement between histologic and IB-IVUS diagnoses (n = 175) was high (Cohen's kappa = 0.81). The IB-IVUS system provides high diagnostic accuracy for analysis of tissue characteristics of coronary plaques.
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- Munenori Okubo
- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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Li X, Huang C, Wang T, Zhuang S, Zhou H, Tian B. Comparison of coronary plaque composition among patients with acute coronary syndrome and stable coronary artery disease: . Chin Med J (Engl) 2008; 121:534-9. [DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200803020-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Revkin JH, Shear CL, Pouleur HG, Ryder SW, Orloff DG. Biomarkers in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis: need, validation, and future. Pharmacol Rev 2007; 59:40-53. [PMID: 17329547 DOI: 10.1124/pr.59.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the developed world, and there is a clear need to develop novel therapeutic strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk further than is currently possible. Traditionally, the effectiveness of new cardiovascular drugs has been evaluated in clinical trials using cardiovascular outcomes as endpoints. However, such trials require large numbers of patients followed over long periods of time. Clinical trials using surrogate markers for CVD may be shorter in duration and involve fewer participants. Measurement of atherosclerotic progression is an ideal surrogate marker as it is predictive of future cardiovascular events. The "gold standard" for detecting and defining the severity, extent, and rate of atherosclerotic progression has been quantitative coronary angiography. However, this technique has fundamental limitations. More recently, measurement of carotid intima-media thickness using B-mode ultrasound and measurement of atheroma volume using intravascular ultrasound have emerged as more accurate techniques for detecting atherosclerotic progression. Both of these techniques have potential utility as surrogate endpoints in place of cardiovascular outcomes in clinical trials. Their use might facilitate the more rapid development of novel, safe, and effective therapies.
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- James H Revkin
- Pfizer Global Research and Development, 50 Pequot Ave., Mailstop-6025-A4115, New London, CT 06320, USA.
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Johnstone E, Friedl SE, Maheshwari A, Abela GS. Distinguishing characteristics of erythrocyte-rich and platelet-rich thrombus by intravascular ultrasound catheter system. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2007; 24:233-9. [PMID: 17396229 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-007-0027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndromes are associated with platelet-rich, white thrombi (WT) and erythrocyte-rich, red thrombi (RT), but their ultrasonic characteristics are not well defined. To determine whether intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) could be used to detect specific characteristics of WT and RT, two experiments were performed. METHODS An in-vitro experiment evaluated five WT and five RT and an ex-vivo experiment evaluated thrombi from 17 atherosclerotic rabbits with disrupted plaques and overlying thrombi. Specimen were mounted flat, immersed in a saline bath and examined from the intimal surface. Thrombi were classified as WT (n = 69) or RT (n = 40) by gross inspection and histology. IVUS was performed using a 1 mm, 20 MHz transducer in a 4.8F catheter. Images were digitally converted and points integrated to account for angular and depth resolution. Sampling was performed at the water-tissue interface and four other sites at 0.3 mm radial depth increments. Signals from each depth were standardized by obtaining the ratio of each energy level to the level at the water-tissue interface. RESULTS The average energy ratio backscattered by RT was constant with increasing tissue depth while it attenuated for WT (P < 0.005; 2-way ANOVA). RT was less homogeneous and had more backscatter compared to WT. Light and electron microscopy corroborated these observations showing WT as densely homogenous and RT with loose cellular elements. CONCLUSION WT may be detected by its attenuated ultrasound pattern versus a non-attenuated pattern for RT by IVUS. This technique has potential for characterizing WT and RT.
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- Eric Johnstone
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Okura H, Taguchi H, Kubo T, Toda I, Yoshida K, Yoshiyama M, Yoshikawa J. Atherosclerotic Plaque With Ultrasonic Attenuation Affects Coronary Reflow and Infarct Size in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome An Intravascular Ultrasound Study. Circ J 2007; 71:648-53. [PMID: 17456986 DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND No reflow following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a major concern in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and it may be influenced by the preexisting plaque type. METHODS AND RESULTS To evaluate the impact of plaque characteristics on coronary reflow following PCI in patients with ACS, a total of 110 patients (89 acute myocardial infarction, 21 unstable angina) were assessed by intravascular ultrasound. Plaque type was categorized as either atherosclerotic plaque without ultrasonic attenuation (group 1) or atherosclerotic plaque with attenuation (group 2). External elastic membrane, plaque plus media, and lumen area were measured. Coronary flow was assessed by Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade and TIMI frame count. Although the final TIMI frame count was similar between the 2 groups, TIMI frame count immediately after the first balloon inflation was significantly higher in group 2 (p=0.03). Despite the similar final TIMI grade and TIMI frame count, peak creatine kinase level was significantly higher (3,035+/-2,553 vs 1,950+/-1,958 IU/L, p=0.04) and fatal arrhythmia more frequently observed (16.4% vs 2.7%, p=0.04) in group 2 than in group 1. CONCLUSIONS Atherosclerotic plaque with ultrasonic attenuation may be related to a transient deterioration in coronary flow and as a result larger infarct size and higher incidence of fatal arrhythmia following PCI in patients with ACS. These results may help in selecting lesions suitable for distal protection devices.
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- Hiroyuki Okura
- Division of Cardiology, Bell Land General Hospital, Sakai, Japan.
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Bruining N, Verheye S, Knaapen M, Somers P, Roelandt JR, Regar E, Heller I, de Winter S, Ligthart J, Van Langenhove G, de Feijter PJ, Serruys PW, Hamers R. Three-dimensional and quantitative analysis of atherosclerotic plaque composition by automated differential echogenicity. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2007; 70:968-78. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rieber J, Meissner O, Babaryka G, Reim S, Oswald M, Koenig A, Schiele TM, Shapiro M, Theisen K, Reiser MF, Klauss V, Hoffmann U. Diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound for the detection and characterization of atherosclerotic plaque composition in ex-vivo coronary specimens: a comparison with histology. Coron Artery Dis 2006; 17:425-30. [PMID: 16845250 DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200608000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Both intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography have been purported to accurately detect and characterize coronary atherosclerotic plaque composition. The aim of our study was to directly compare the reproducibility and diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound for the detection and characterization of coronary plaque composition ex vivo as compared with histology. METHODS AND RESULTS Intravascular ultrasound (20 MHz) and optical coherence tomography imaging was performed in eight heart specimens using motorized pullback. Standard histology using hematoxylin-eosin and van Gieson staining was performed on 4 mum thick slices. Each slice was divided into quadrants and accurately matched cross-sections were analyzed for the presence of fibrous, lipid-rich, and calcified coronary plaque using standard definitions for both intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography and correlated with histology. After exclusion of 145/468 quadrants, we analyzed the remaining 323 quadrants with excellent image quality in each procedure. Optical coherence tomography demonstrated a sensitivity and specificity of 91/88% for normal wall, 64/88% for fibrous plaque, 77/94% for lipid-rich plaque, and 67/97% for calcified plaque as compared with histology. Intravascular ultrasound demonstrated a sensitivity and specificity of 55/79% for normal wall, 63/59% for fibrous plaque, 10/96% for lipid-rich plaque, and 76/98% for calcified plaque. Both intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography demonstrated excellent intraobserver and interobserver agreement (optical coherence tomography: kappa=0.90, kappa=0.82; intravascular ultrasound: kappa=0.87, kappa=0.86). CONCLUSION Optical coherence tomography is superior to intravascular ultrasound for the detection and characterization of coronary atherosclerotic plaque composition, specifically for the differentiation of noncalcified, lipid-rich, or fibrous plaque.
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- Johannes Rieber
- Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, Institute for Clinical Radiology, University of Munich, Germany, and Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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- Sergio Waxman
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Rd, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
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Serrano CV, Santos ES, Mangione JA, Scheinberg M, Souza JS, Martinez EE, Ramires JA, Nicolau JC. Enhanced inflammatory response following coronary stent implantation in stable angina patients. Int J Cardiol 2006; 118:69-75. [PMID: 16945437 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2005] [Revised: 06/11/2006] [Accepted: 07/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with an increase in inflammatory activity. However, little is known about the association between the inflammatory response post-PCI and plaque morphology. The objective of this study was to characterize the inflammatory response following coronary stent implantation (CSI) of stable atherosclerotic plaques, according to plaque morphology. METHODS The study population consisted of 62 patients with stable angina that had an elective indication of CSI. Immediately before CSI, the patients underwent intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for determination of the predominant plaque morphology of the target lesion: calcified (C, n=15), fibrocalcified (FC, n=16), fibrolipidic (FL, n=16), or lipidic (L, n=15). Angiographic lesion types were also determined. Coronary sinus samples were collected at baseline (BL) and 15 min after CSI for measuring inflammatory mediators (IM): interleukin-6 (IL-6, in pg/ml), tumoral necrosis factor-alpha (TNF, in pg/ml), interferon-gamma (IFN, in IU/ml), and neopterin (N, in ng/ml). RESULTS BL IL-6, TNF, IFN, and N were, respectively, for C plaques (mean+/-S.D.): 1.3+/-3.0, 8.0+/-3.5, 0.1+/-0.2, and 3.2+/-0.8; for FC plaques: 6.7+/-3.3, 1.9+/-2.0, 0.1+/-0.1, and 3.8+/-2.0; for FL plaques: 0.7+/-0.9, 8.7+/-4.3, 0.1+/-0.2, and 4.0+/-2.4; and, for L plaques: 1.9+/-2.8, 0.9+/-1.4, 0.0+/-0.1, and 5.2+/-3.3. After 15 min of CSI, percentual changes of IL-6, TNF, IFN, and N, respectively, were for C plaques: 43.8+/-19.6%, 7.7+/-5.5%, -7.5+/-5.3%, and -20.0+/-11.2%; for FC plaques: 7.7+/-5.5%, 168.4+/-56.9%, 311.1+/-159.9%, and 0%; for FL plaques: 147.5+/-16.1%*, 714.3+/-34.4%*, 116.1+/-9.9%*, and 3000.0+/-230.0%*; and, for L plaques: 147.7+/-14.4%*, 140.3+/-15.0%*, 131.6+/-11.9%*, and 2300.0+/-25.9%*. Moreover, B1 (n=28) and B2 (n=32) predominated and resulted in significant changes only for IL-6 and IFN, respectively. *P<0.05: 15 min vs BL. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that stable angina patients with predominant lipidic (L and FL) plaques present a greater inflammatory response after CSI in than those with predominant calcified (C and FC) plaques.
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- Carlos V Serrano
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo, Medical School, Brazil.
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Kawasaki M, Bouma BE, Bressner J, Houser SL, Nadkarni SK, MacNeill BD, Jang IK, Fujiwara H, Tearney GJ. Diagnostic Accuracy of Optical Coherence Tomography and Integrated Backscatter Intravascular Ultrasound Images for Tissue Characterization of Human Coronary Plaques. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 48:81-8. [PMID: 16814652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2006] [Revised: 02/21/2006] [Accepted: 02/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to validate the diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography (OCT), integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS), and conventional intravascular ultrasound (C-IVUS) for tissue characterization of coronary plaques and to evaluate the advantages and limitations of each of these modalities. BACKGROUND The diagnostic accuracy of OCT for characterizing tissue types is well established. However, comparisons among OCT, C-IVUS, and IB-IVUS have not been done. METHODS We examined 128 coronary arterial sites (42 coronary arteries) from 17 cadavers; IVUS and OCT images were acquired on the same slice as histology. Ultrasound signals were obtained using an IVUS system with a 40-MHz catheter and digitized at 1 GHz with 8-bit resolution. The IB values of the ultrasound signals were calculated with a fast Fourier transform. RESULTS Using histological images as a gold standard, the sensitivity of OCT for characterizing calcification, fibrosis, and lipid pool was 100%, 98%, and 95%, respectively. The specificity of OCT was 100%, 94%, and 98%, respectively (Cohen's kappa = 0.92). The sensitivity of IB-IVUS was 100%, 94%, and 84%, respectively. The specificity of IB-IVUS was 99%, 84%, and 97%, respectively (Cohen's kappa = 0.80). The sensitivity of C-IVUS was 100%, 93%, and 67%, respectively. The specificity of C-IVUS was 99%, 61%, and 95%, respectively (Cohen's kappa = 0.59). CONCLUSIONS Within the penetration depth of OCT, OCT has a best potential for tissue characterization of coronary plaques. Integrated backscatter IVUS has a better potential for characterizing fibrous lesions and lipid pools than C-IVUS.
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- Masanori Kawasaki
- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Rodriguez-Granillo GA, McFadden EP, Valgimigli M, van Mieghem CAG, Regar E, de Feyter PJ, Serruys PW. Coronary plaque composition of nonculprit lesions, assessed by in vivo intracoronary ultrasound radio frequency data analysis, is related to clinical presentation. Am Heart J 2006; 151:1020-24. [PMID: 16644327 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2005] [Accepted: 06/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Identification of subclinical high-risk plaques is potentially important because they may have greater likelihood of rupture and subsequent thrombosis. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between plaque composition determined by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) radio frequency (RF) data analysis and clinical presentation. METHODS In 55 patients, a nonculprit vessel with < 50% diameter stenosis was studied with IVUS. Tissue maps were reconstructed from RF data using IVUS-Virtual Histology software. RESULTS Mean percentage of the different plaque components were 0.99% +/- 0.9%, calcium; 68.04% +/- 9.8%, fibrous; 19.31% +/- 7.3%, fibrolipidic; and 9.43% +/- 6.6%, lipid core. Mean lipid core percentage was significantly larger in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) when compared with stable patients (12.26% +/- 7.0% vs 7.40% +/- 5.5%, P = .006). In addition, stable patients showed more fibrotic vessels (70.97% +/- 9.3% vs 63.96% +/- 9.1%, P = .007). There was no significant difference for either mean calcium (1.20% +/- 1.1% vs 0.83% +/- 0.7%, P = .124) or fibrolipidic (20.57% +/- 6.9% vs 18.40% +/- 7.6%, P = .281) percentages in ACS and stable patients, respectively. Vessel area obstruction did not differ between groups (46.49% +/- 10.9% vs 42.83% +/- 11.8%, P = .221). There was a significant, albeit weak, positive correlation between lipid core percentage and stenosis severity as determined by vessel area obstruction (r = 0.34, P = .015). CONCLUSIONS In this study, plaque characterization of nonculprit vessels using spectral analysis of IVUS RF data analysis was significantly related to clinical presentation. Percentage of lipid core, a feature related to acute coronary events and worse prognosis, was significantly larger in patients with ACS. Conversely, stable patients showed more fibrotic content.
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Schaar JA, van der Steen AFW, Mastik F, Baldewsing RA, Serruys PW. Intravascular palpography for vulnerable plaque assessment. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:C86-91. [PMID: 16631515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2005] [Revised: 12/09/2005] [Accepted: 12/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Palpography assesses the local mechanical properties of tissue using the deformation caused by the intraluminal pressure. The technique was validated in vitro using diseased human coronary and femoral arteries. Especially between fibrous and fatty tissue, a highly significant difference in strain (p = 0.0012) was found. Additionally, the predictive value to identify the vulnerable plaque was investigated. A high-strain region at the lumen vessel wall boundary has 88% sensitivity and 89% specificity for identifying these plaques. In vivo, the technique is validated in an atherosclerotic Yucatan minipig animal model. This study also revealed higher strain values in fatty than in fibrous plaques (p < 0.001). The presence of a high-strain region at the lumen-plaque interface has a high predictive value to identify macrophages. Patient studies revealed high strain values (1% to 2%) in noncalcified plaques. Calcified material showed low strain values (0% to 0.2%). With the development of three-dimensional palpography, identification of weak spots over the full length of a coronary artery becomes available. Patients with myocardial infarction or unstable angina have more high-strain spots in their coronary arteries than patients with stable angina. In conclusion, intravascular palpography is a unique tool to assess lesion composition and vulnerability. Three-dimensional palpography provides a technique that may develop into a clinically available tool for decision making to treat hemodynamically nonsignificant lesions by identifying vulnerable plaques. The clinical utility of this technique is yet to be determined, and more investigation is needed.
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