DETECTION OF LIPID IN CORONARY ARTERIES USING PHOTOTHERMAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

Lipid plaques, specifically thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA), are prone to rupture and are predictive of major adverse cardiovascular events. TCFA identification by optical coherence tomography (OCT) alone has been problematic. We present a photothermal OCT (PTOCT) system to detect lipid by exciting at