Key result
Spectral analysis-assisted photoacoustic imaging accurately differentiates lipid compositions in a vessel phantom model.
Why the study?
Lipid composition, especially cholesterol deposition, is important in determining atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability beyond lipid core size and depth.
Does spectral analysis assisted photoacoustic imaging accurately differentiate lipid compositions in a vessel-mimicking phantom?
Does spectral analysis assisted photoacoustic imaging accurately differentiate lipid compositions in a vessel-mimicking phantom?
Spectral analysis assisted photoacoustic imaging can accurately differentiate lipid compositions in a phantom model, suggesting potential for assessing atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability.
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Supports spectral photoacoustic development for lipid differentiation; leaves open clinical translation for atherosclerotic plaque assessment.
Recent advances in atherosclerotic plaque detection have shown that not only does lipid core size and depth play important roles in plaque rupture and thrombi formation, but lipid composition, especially cholesterol deposition, is equally important in determining lesion vulnerability. Here, we demonstrate a spectral analysis assisted photoacoustic imaging approach to differentiate and map lipid compositions within an artery wall. The approach is based on the classification of spectral curves obtained from the sliding windows along time-of-flight photoacoustic signals via a numerical k-means clustering method. The evaluation result on a vessel-mimicking phantom containing cholesterol and olive oil shows accuracy and efficiency of this method, suggesting the potential to apply this approach in assessment of atherosclerotic plaques.
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Cao et al. (2017) studied Atherosclerotic plaque. Spectral analysis assisted photoacoustic imaging was evaluated on Differentiation and mapping of lipid compositions. Spectral analysis assisted photoacoustic imaging accurately and efficiently differentiated lipid compositions in a vessel-mimicking phantom.
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