Ex-vivo UV autofluorescence imaging and fluorescence spectroscopy of atherosclerotic pathology in human aorta

William Lewis; Maura Williams; Walfre Franco

doi:10.1117/12.2252590

8 February 2017 Ex-vivo UV autofluorescence imaging and fluorescence spectroscopy of atherosclerotic pathology in human aorta

William Lewis, Maura Williams, Walfre Franco

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Proceedings Volume 10042, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Light in Cardiology; 100420Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252590
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The aim of our study was to identify fluorescence excitation-emission pairs correlated with atherosclerotic pathology in ex-vivo human aorta. Wide-field images of atherosclerotic human aorta were captured using UV and visible excitation and emission wavelength pairs of several known fluorophores to investigate correspondence with gross pathologic features. Fluorescence spectroscopy and histology were performed on 21 aortic samples. A matrix of Pearson correlation coefficients were determined for the relationship between relevant histologic features and the intensity of emission for 427 wavelength pairs. A multiple linear regression analysis indicated that elastin (370/460 nm) and tryptophan (290/340 nm) fluorescence predicted 58% of the variance in intima thickness (R-squared = 0.588, F(2,18) = 12.8, p=.0003), and 48% of the variance in media thickness (R-squared = 0.483, F(2,18) = 8.42, p=.002), suggesting that endogenous fluorescence intensity at these wavelengths can be utilized for improved pathologic characterization of atherosclerotic plaques.

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William Lewis, Maura Williams, and Walfre Franco "Ex-vivo UV autofluorescence imaging and fluorescence spectroscopy of atherosclerotic pathology in human aorta", Proc. SPIE 10042, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Light in Cardiology, 100420Q (8 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252590

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