2016
Intracoronary dual-modal optical coherence tomography-near-infrared fluorescence structural–molecular imaging with a clinical dose of indocyanine green for the assessment of high-risk plaques and stent-associated inflammation in a beating coronary artery
Kim S, Lee M, Kim T, Song J, Nam H, Cho H, Jang S, Ryu J, Oh D, Gweon D, Park S, Park K, Oh W, Yoo H, Kim J. Intracoronary dual-modal optical coherence tomography-near-infrared fluorescence structural–molecular imaging with a clinical dose of indocyanine green for the assessment of high-risk plaques and stent-associated inflammation in a beating coronary artery. European Heart Journal 2016, 37: 2833-2844. PMID: 26787442, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk plaquesCoronary arteryOptical coherence tomographyIndocyanine greenClinical doseCoherence tomographySwine coronary arteriesLipid-rich plaquesNIRF signalStent-associated complicationsSaline-injected controlsStrong NIRF signalPlaque inflammationPlaque disruptionDES deploymentCoronary imagingFibrous plaquesHuman plaquesInflammationICG uptakeYucatan minipigsPlaquesArteryHistological validationStent struts
2015
GPU-Accelerated Framework for Intracoronary Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging at the Push of a Button
Han M, Kim K, Jang S, Cho H, Bouma B, Oh W, Ryu S. GPU-Accelerated Framework for Intracoronary Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging at the Push of a Button. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124192. PMID: 25880375, PMCID: PMC4400174, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical coherence tomographyStent strutsCoherence tomographyIntracoronary OCT imagingLong coronary arteryCoronary artery diseaseCause of deathIntracoronary optical coherence tomographyImportant clinical toolRaw OCT dataOCT dataArtery diseaseCoronary arteryGPU-Accelerated FrameworkIntracoronary imagingFD-OCT imagesGraphics processing unitsAccurate diagnosisClinical tool
2013
High frame-rate intravascular optical frequency-domain imaging in vivo.
Cho H, Jang S, Kim K, Dan-Chin-Yu A, Shishkov M, Bouma B, Oh W. High frame-rate intravascular optical frequency-domain imaging in vivo. Biomedical Optics Express 2013, 5: 223-32. PMID: 24466489, PMCID: PMC3891334, DOI: 10.1364/boe.5.000223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptical frequency domain imagingImaging resolutionOptical imaging resolutionImaging catheterFrequency domain imagingHigh-resolution 3D imagingSlow scanning speedOptical coherence tomography (OCT) technologyImaging speedScanning speedBeam scanningThree-dimensional microstructuresOuter diameterVascular visualizationTomography technologyMicrostructureTissue microstructureResolutionContrast agentsImagingStent strutsSpeedPitchWallVessel wall