METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHETHER ARTERIAL TISSUE COMPRISES ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE

摘要

Provided herein are methods and systems to determine at least one mechanical property of a tissue sample and, based upon the determined at least one mechanical property, whether the tissue sample comprises atherosclerotic plaque. The method comprises generating a shear wave in an arterial tissue sample by applying an acoustic impulse thereto; measuring propagation of the shear wave via an optical coherence elastography apparatus; determining at least one mechanical property of the arterial tissue sample based on the propagation of the shear wave; and comparing the at least one mechanical property of the arterial tissue sample to a reference data set to determine whether the arterial tissue sample comprises atherosclerotic plaque. A hybrid optical coherence tomography imaging/acoustic radiation force impulse system is disclosed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
generating a shear wave in an arterial tissue sample by applying an acoustic impulse thereto; measuring propagation of the shear wave via an optical coherence elastography apparatus; determining at least one mechanical property of the arterial tissue sample based on the propagation of the shear wave; and comparing the at least one mechanical property of the arterial tissue sample to a reference data set to determine whether the arterial tissue sample comprises atherosclerotic plaque.