TIME-RESOLVED LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY FOR ENHANCED DEMARCATION OF HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES

被引:22
作者
ANDERSSONENGELS, S
JOHANSSON, J
STENRAM, U
SVANBERG, K
SVANBERG, S
机构
[1] LUND INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,POB 118,S-22100 LUND,SWEDEN
[2] UNIV LUND HOSP,DEPT PATHOL,S-22185 LUND,SWEDEN
[3] UNIV LUND HOSP,DEPT INTERNAL MED,S-22185 LUND,SWEDEN
关键词
Atherosclerosis; fluorescence; picosecond laser; time-resolved spectroscopy; tissue diagnosis;
D O I
10.1016/1011-1344(90)85015-O
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report on the enhanced demarcation between human atherosclerotic plaques and normal vessel wall obtained using time-resolved detection of laser-induced fluorescence rather than the customary time-integrated monitoring technique. A frequency-doubled mode-locked and cavity- dumped continuous wave dye laser was used for picosecond pulse generation at 320 nm, and photon-counting techniques were employed for the time- resolved signal monitoring from human aorta samples in vitro. Implications for imaging fluorescence angioscopy and spectroscopic guidance in laser ablation of plaque are indicated. © 1990.
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页码:363 / 369
页数:7
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