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installed under X-ray guidance. However, X-ray doesn’t provide sufficient informa­tion for optimizing angioplasty procedures (Gonzalo et al. 2011; Chamié et al. 2013; Bezerra 2016). On the contrary, an imaging modality that can accurately measure and characterize plaques is able to address this need (Habara et al. 2012). In light of the encouraging results obtained by stand-alone IVUS (Roy et al. 2008; Sonoda et al. 2004) or OCT (Gatto et al. 2013; Prati et al. 2012) in guiding angioplasty, it is reasonable to believe that IVUS-OCT will be useful in facilitating angioplasty planning.
Studies showed that the outcomes of angioplasty can be optimized by sensible selections of the lesion preparation technique and stent landing zones, and these selections can be guided by accurate characterization of coronary plaques (Gonzalo et al. 2011; Bezerra 2016). Accordingly, research evaluating the accuracy of using IVUS-OCT to characterize plaques has been conducted. In 2013, F. Stuart Foster and Victor X. D. Yang et al. published their work on imaging 31 arterial segments from 11 cadaver human coronaries using a hybrid IVUS-OCT catheter and system (Li et al. 2013a). IVUS-OCT image pairs of calcified plaques, a plaque with a lipid pool and a fibrous cap, a plaque with a large necrotic pool and a fibrous cap were reported and these classifications were validated by histological analysis. To quanti­tatively evaluate the advantages of using the integrated IVUS-OCT over stand-alone IVUS or OCT in plaque classification, a larger sample size study (Li et al. 2014b) was completed. Over 240 regions of interests from 25 cadavers were imaged. The sensitivity and specificity of differentiating three main plaque types, calcified, lipid, and fibrotic, were calculated.
In addition to the potential value of using IVUS-OCT for angioplasty plan­ning, IVUS-OCT may also provide clinically significant information on angioplasty follow-up. According to clinical guidelines, the use of IVUS is reasonable for eval­uating stent restenosis (Levine et al. 2011). The effectiveness of OCT in angioplasty follow-up was also evaluated through clinical trials (Zivelonghi et al. 2014). More­over, stand-alone IVUS and OCT have demonstrated complementary diagnostic val­ues in imaging stent-tissue interactions (Alfonso et al. 2012; Tahara et al. 2010; Alfonso et al. 2012). Thus, it can be anticipated that the utility of an integrated IVUS-OCT catheter may benefit angioplasty follow-up. Three-dimensional IVUS­OCT imaging of a stent in a human coronary artery has been conducted (Li and Chen
2016). Small degrees of incomplete stent coverage were revealed in the OCT images
whereas these features were not clearly shown in the IVUS images. On the other hand, deep invisible tissues in OCT images were visualized in the corresponding IVUS images.
Tri-modality Imaging System
Despite the synergetic advantages of IVUS-OCT illustrated above, IVUS-OCT has its limitation: the lack of a biochemical contrast and thus the inability to make a defi­nite diagnosis of tissue types (Thim et al. 2010;Lietal.2014b; Kawasaki et al. 2006;
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Rieber et al. 2006). For example, homogenous plaque components that cause reduced light and sound backscattering may be misidentified as plaque components that cause an increase of absorption (Manfrini et al. 2006; Phipps et al. 2016). Although IVUS­VH was developed to provide an illustration of plaque components, its original vali­dation was achieved by using necropsy specimens from only 51 patients (Nair et al.
2002). Moreover, an in vivo animal experiment demonstrated there is no relationship
between a VH-IVUS identified necrotic core and one classified by histology (Nair et al. 2002).
To enhance the molecular specificity of IVUS-OCT for identifying tissue compo­sition, fluorescence imaging capability was added and a tri-modality imaging system has been developed (Liang et al. 2014) and is detailed in Chapter 8. The system is able to acquire IVUS, OCT, and fluorescence images simultaneously. It may improve the diagnostic accuracy of IVUS-OCT.
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Intravascular Photoacoustic Imaging of Lipid-Laden Plaques: From Fundamental Concept Toward Clinical Translation
Jie Hui and Ji-Xin Cheng
Introduction
Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality world­wide. The rupture of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, with its vulnerability defined by the propensity for the plaque to rupture, contributes to the majority of acute coro­nary syndromes and sudden cardiac deaths (Yahagi et al. 2016; Narula et al. 2013). Despite the mechanism and prevalence of plaque vulnerability still under investiga­tion, the thin-capped fibroatheroma has been understood to be the most vulnerable plaque type (Finn et al. 2010; Yahagi et al. 2016). Thin-capped fibroatheromas are grossly defined by hallmarks of a large lipid-rich necrotic core, thin fibrous cap, increased inflammatory infiltrate, and positive vascular remodeling (Narula et al.
2013; Finn et al. 2010; Libby et al. 2010). The plaque rupture occurs where the
cap is thinnest and most frequently at cap shoulder region (Bentzon et al. 2014; Falk et al. 1995). Thinning of the fibrous cap is due to either loss of smooth muscle cells or inflammatory infiltrate that secretes matrix metalloproteinases and degrades collagen-rich cap matrix (Bentzon et al. 2014). With plaque rupture, the thrombo­genic contents of lipid-rich necrotic core are released into the bloodstream, leading to thrombosis, and acute coronary syndromes. In addition, these vulnerable plaques are often structurally non-obstructive to moderately obstructive, thus clinically uniden­tifiable by routine angiography and stress testing (Narula et al. 2013; Schoenhagen et al. 2001; Takano et al. 2001). Therefore, accurate identification of vulnerable plaques through advanced imaging or detection technology is necessary for diagno­sis and treatment, either by interventional or preventive methods. This eminent need,
J. Hui · J.-X. Cheng (B) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA e-mail: jxcheng@bu.edu
Photonics Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J.-X. Cheng Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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along with the prevalence of coronary artery diseases, has accelerated the develop­ment of various intravascular imaging technologies in the last two decades, including intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), virtual histology IVUS (VH-IVUS), intravascular optical coherent tomography (OCT), and intravascular near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Each of these modalities has their own specific strengths and weaknesses. However, none have shown the ability to detect vulnerable plaques accurately and reliably (Puri et al. 2013; Mintz 2014; Sanidas and Dangas 2013).
IVUS is the current standard for intravascular imaging of coronary atheroscle­rosis. Pulsed acoustic waves are used to interrogate the vessel wall followed by the detection of echo signals, providing the overall morphology of vessel wall with ultrasonic resolution. This modality has been applied in the clinic to quantify plaque burden, longitudinally monitor disease progression, and guide the stent deployment. Nonetheless, it lacks chemical selectivity to identify plaque composition. As tissue components are found to have different acoustic properties, virtual histology IVUS was then developed to differentiate plaque compositions (e.g., necrotic core, calcium, fibrous, and fibrofatty) based on the radiofrequency analysis of echo signals (Kubo et al. 2010). However, there have been questions raised about its scientific foundation and thorough validation (Nissen 2016;Thimetal.2010). Intravascular OCT, based on the detection of backscattered light, can accurately detect fibrous cap thickness with micron-scale resolution (Tearney et al. 2012; Jang et al. 2005). However, the optical scattering does not provide chemical contrast. Furthermore, scattering caused by soft tissue limits the penetration depth at a superficial layer (1–2 mm), even with the removal of luminal blood (Tearney et al. 2012). Such imaging depth is insuf­ficient to cover deeper layers, where lipid-rich necrotic cores are typically located. Intravascular NIRS has been shown to reliably detect lipid-rich plaques via the anal­ysis of optical reflection absorption spectrum of t he arterial wall (Brugaletta et al.
2011; Caplan et al. 2006). It has been introduced into the clinic as a hybrid-modality
product, NIRS/IVUS. However, NIRS lacks the imperative depth resolution to quan­tify lipid core size and precise location. Instead, it yields a chemogram of lipids with a rough lateral resolution (~1 mm). These limitations highlight an unmet clinical need for the development of a chemically selective i maging modality with sufficient spatial and depth r esolution to advance the detection, understanding, and treatment of lipid-laden vulnerable plaques.
As an emerging modality to overcome the abovementioned limitations, catheter­based intravascular photoacoustic (IVPA) imaging provides optical absorption­induced contrast at ultrasonic spatial resolution. Its endogenous lipid-specific mapping is based on the photoacoustic (PA) effect, where overtone absorption­induced thermalized energy is effectively converted into acoustic waves via ther­moelastic expansion. Its imaging depth has been shown to be around 5 mm, with the potential for even deeper imaging by fully exploiting the benefits of diffused photons and weak acoustic scattering. Such penetration depth is far beyond the reach of pure optical imaging methods. Furthermore, IVUS is inherently compatible with IVPA to obtain arterial morphology, as they share the same ultrasound transducer. In addition, exogenous contrast agents could be developed and integrated to simultaneously tar­get inflammatory markers of vulnerable plaques. Thus, by providing co-registered,
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Table 4.1 Comparison of IVPA/US imaging with major clinically used intravascular imaging modalities in vulnerable plaque identification
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simultaneous and complementary information of the artery wall, IVPA/US imaging can pave the foundation for advanced assessment of lipid-laden vulnerable plaques. The comparison with major clinically used intravascular imaging modalities in vul­nerable plaque identification is shown in Table 4.1.
In this chapter, imaging principles and contrast mechanism in IVPA imaging are firstly reviewed. Technical advances in the development of a complete catheter-based IVPA/US imaging system are then summarized with a detailed demonstration of the essential and most up-to-date system components. These include an excitation laser source, hybrid fiber-optic rotary joint, IVPA/US catheter probe, and imaging recon­struction. The current status of preclinical validation and exogenous contrast agent development are further reviewed. Lastly, potential challenges and future clinical applications of IVPA/US imaging are discussed.
Principles of Photoacoustic Imaging
Light-to-Sound Conversion
PA imaging lies in the fundamental concept of light-to-sound conversion, a phe­nomenon termed as “photoacoustic effect” discovered by Alexander Graham Bell in 1880 (Bell 1880). Imaging technologies utilizing this effect have demon­strated broad biomedical applications (e.g., atherosclerosis diagnosis, breast cancer