Intravascular ultrasonic–photoacoustic (IVUP) endoscope with 2.2-mm diameter catheter for medical imaging

• Published in: Computerized medical imaging and graphics Vol. 45; pp. 57 - 62
• Main Authors: Bui, Nhat Quang, Hlaing, Kyu Kyu, Nguyen, Van Phuc, Nguyen, Trung Hau, Oh, Yun-Ok, Fan, Xiao Feng, Lee, Yong Wook, Nam, Seung Yun, Kang, Hyun Wook, Oh, Junghwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2015
• Subjects: 3D reconstruction; Animals; Catheters; Combined imaging; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - instrumentation; Endosonography - instrumentation; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Imaging endoscope; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - instrumentation; Indocyanine green; Internal Medicine; Intravascular photoacoustic imaging; Intravascular ultrasound imaging; Miniaturization; Multimodal Imaging - instrumentation; Other; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Subtraction Technique - instrumentation; Swine; Ultrasonography, Interventional - instrumentation; Indocyanine green; 3D reconstruction; Combined imaging; Imaging endoscope; Intravascular photoacoustic imaging; Intravascular ultrasound imaging
• ISSN: 0895-6111; 1879-0771
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2015.07.008

Highlights • We successfully accomplished a 2.2-mm diameter IVUP endoscope system. • The IVUP endoscope system is practical, portable, and cost-effective. • We demonstrated its potential application for mapping the biological dyes. • The system can perform simultaneous IVUS and IVPA imaging. • The system can provide the 3D volumetric imaging of a turbid sample.