The ability of FLIm to provide biochemical characterization of the surface of tissue/samples benefits from the combination with an imaging modality able to provide structural information, such as ultrasound.
Our group developed multiple implementations of FLIm-ultrasound combination for cardiovascular imaging and tissue engineering, including an intravascular FLIm-IVUS catheter system suitable for the interrogation of coronary arteries in vivo.
Currently, our group has redirected its efforts towards the combination of FLIm and OCT, due to advantages in terms of packaging and data registration of full-optical multimodal systems, but ultrasound is still compelling for applications where high penetration depth (>2mm) is required.
Collaborators
Boston Scientific
Funding
NIH (National Institutes of Health): R01 HL067377
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