Fluorescent green plaques: light at the end of the catheter?
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.06.005 and PMC identifier 3138117.
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Abstract
The field of vascular molecular imaging is searching for the "holy grail" of an imaging technique that will quantitatively and reliably assess vulnerable coronary plaques. Fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green specifically identifies lipid-rich plaques in rabbits and in humans and represents a promising, though invasive, approach.
Medical subject headings
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Indocyanine Green