@article{3122e44fad554f98beef9142c548a575,
title = "Experience with the Multimodality Near-Infrared Spectroscopy/Intravascular Ultrasound Coronary Imaging System: Principles, Clinical Experience, and Ongoing Studies",
abstract = "Coronary near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a catheter-based imaging technique that can reliably detect lipid core plaques in the coronary artery wall. NIRS has now been combined with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in a single catheter. The combined NIRS/IVUS instrument provides all the information obtained by IVUS and adds lipid detection by NIRS. The instrument can detect large lipid core plaques that are at increased risk of causing periprocedural myocardial infarction during stenting. Preliminary data indicate that NIRS/IVUS imaging can identify vulnerable patients and vulnerable plaques associated with increased risk for spontaneous adverse cardiovascular events. Multiple ongoing studies are in progress to determine if NIRS/IVUS imaging can enhance the prediction of coronary events.",
keywords = "Atherosclerosis, Imaging, Intravascular ultrasound, Near-infrared spectroscopy, Percutaneous coronary interventions",
author = "Danek, {Barbara A.} and Aris Karatasakis and Madder, {Ryan D.} and Muller, {James E.} and Sean Madden and Subhash Banerjee and Brilakis, {Emmanouil S.}",
note = "Funding Information: Barbara A. Danek and Aris Karatasakis declare that they have no conflicts of interest. Ryan D. Madder reports research support and speaker honoraria from InfraRedx. James E. Muller reports consulting with InfraRedx. Sean Madden reports employment by InfraRedx. Subhash Banerjee reports research grants from Gilead and the Medicines Company, consultant/speaker honoraria from Covidien and Medtronic, ownership in MDCARE Global (spouse), and intellectual property in HygeiaTel. Emmanouil S. Brilakis reports consulting/speaker honoraria from Abbott Vascular, Asahi, Boston Scientific, Elsevier, Somahlution, St Jude Medical, and Terumo; research support from Guerbet and InfraRedx; and spouse{\textquoteright}s employment by Medtronic. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York (outside the USA).",
year = "2016",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s12410-015-9369-2",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "9",
pages = "1--13",
journal = "Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports",
issn = "1941-9066",
publisher = "Current Medicine Group",
number = "2",
}