Dr. Christos Bourantas Profile

Dr. Christos Bourantas

at St Bartholomews Hospital

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Chair | Editor | Author

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

The early days of OCT in the clinical practice and evidence from registries supporting its efficacy in predicting clinical outcomes

Christos Bourantas

Proceedings Volume 12819, 128190C (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3024137

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Accuracy of uniform vs non-uniform shrinkage of intravascular imaging-based coronary plaque models for plaque structural stress estimations: validation against histology

Retesh Bajaj, Helle Precht, Mazen Abou Gamrah, Amear Souded Ali Jan Mohammed, Tom Johnson, Stephanie Grainger, Michael Hendricks, Lorenz Raber, Kit Mills Bransby, Anthony Mathur, Andreas Baumbach, Hector Garcia-Garcia, Alexander Broersen, Jouke Dijkstra, Ryo Torii, Christos Bourantas

Proceedings Volume 12819, 1281905 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3007278

KEYWORDS: Shrinkage, Optical coherence tomography, Finite element methods, Arteries, Data processing, Ultrasonography, Spectroscopy, Near infrared spectroscopy, In vivo imaging, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Evaluation of the performance of deep learning-based methods in assessing plaque pathology in standalone optical and hybrid optical-based imaging

Ramya Parasa, Retesh Bajaj, Alexander Broersen, Thomas Johnson, Mohil Garg, Francesco Prati, Murat Çap, Nathan Angelo Lecaros Yap, Stephanie Granger, Stephen White, Andreas Baumbach, Anthony Mathur, Héctor García-García, Jouke Dijkstra, Helle Precht, Christos Bourantas

Proceedings Volume 12819, 1281902 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3000554

KEYWORDS: Hybrid optics, Tissues, Pathology, Optical coherence tomography, Heart, Ultrasonography, Spectroscopy, Risk assessment, Near infrared spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Histology-trained deep learning model for automated coronary plaque composition assessment in combined intravascular ultrasound-optical coherence tomography images

Xingru Huang, Retesh Bajaj, Natasha Alves-Kotzev, Jill Weyers, Molly Levine, Mohil Garg, Soe Maung, Hector Garcia Garcia, Kit Bransby, Ryo Torii, Rob Krams, Anthony Mathur, Andreas Baumbach, Qianni Zhang, Brian Courtney, Christos Bourantas

Proceedings Volume PC12355, PC123550A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2655562

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Tomography, Image classification, Coherence (optics), Systems modeling, Imaging systems, Image segmentation, Imaging devices, Heart, Classification systems

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Emerging multimodality intravascular imaging technologies and their potential value in risk stratification and treatment planning

Christos Bourantas

Proceedings Volume PC12355, PC1235502 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2661360

KEYWORDS: Imaging technologies, Biology, Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Visualization, Ultrasonography, Spectroscopy, Pathology, Optical coherence tomography, Near infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Hybrid intravacular imaging of coronary atherosclerosis: what is expected to be the role of hybrid imaging catheters in the clinical practice and research? (Conference Presentation)

Christos Bourantas

Proceedings Volume 11215, 1121502 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2553009

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 February 2014 Open Access

Methodology for fully automated segmentation and plaque characterization in intracoronary optical coherence tomography images

Lambros Athanasiou, Christos Bourantas, George Rigas, Antonis Sakellarios, Themis Exarchos, Panagiotis Siogkas, Andrea Ricciardi, Katerina Naka, Michail Papafaklis, Lampros Michalis, Francesco Prati, Dimitrios Fotiadis

JBO, Vol. 19, Issue 02, 026009, (February 2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.19.2.026009

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Image segmentation, Optical coherence tomography, Fourier transforms, Calcium, Tissue optics, Image processing, Signal attenuation, Blood, Signal detection

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