Detection of Microcalcification in Tissue by Raman Spectroscopy

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-233

  Tzang, Omer ^a   Kfir, Kobi ^a   Flaxer, Eli ^b   Cheshnovsky, Ori ^a   Einav, Shmuel ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b AFEKA TEL AVIV ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque; Microcalcifications; Raman microscopy; Thin cap fibrous atheroma (TCFA)

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CHEMICAL MAPS; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; EARLY DETECTION; EX-VIVO; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; HYDROXYAPATITE CRYSTALS; MICROCALCIFICATIONS; NON DESTRUCTIVE; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; RAMAN MICROSCOPY; SPECTRAL MAPS; THIN CAP FIBROUS ATHEROMA (TCFA);

APATITE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; HISTOLOGY; HYDROXYAPATITE; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY);

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROCALCIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; THIN CAP FIBROUS ATHEROMA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 79960969604     PISSN: 1869408X     EISSN: 18694098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-011-0051-9     Document Type: Article

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