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ArticleScientific reports2018

Scanning Acoustic Microscopy and Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Characterization of Atherosclerotic Plaques.

Bukem Bilen, Belkis Gokbulut, Ulku Kafa, Emre Heves, Mehmet Naci Inci, Mehmet Burcin Unlu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Bukem BilenBogazici University, Physics Department, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey. bukem.bilen1@boun.edu.tr.
Belkis GokbulutBogazici University, Physics Department, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey.
Ulku KafaMehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training Research Hospital, Istanbul, 34303, Turkey.
Emre HevesQuantag Nanotechnologies, Istanbul, 34746, Turkey.
Mehmet Naci InciBogazici University, Physics Department, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey.
Mehmet Burcin UnluBogazici University, Physics Department, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey.
Boğaziçi University · TRBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi · TRTeknoloji Arastirma ve Gelistirme Endustriyel Urunler Bilisim Teknolojileri San Tic · TR

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerotic plaques constitute the primary cause of heart attack and stroke. However, we still lack a clear identification of the plaques. Here, we evaluate the feasibility of scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy (TRFS) in atherosclerotic plaque characterization. We perform dual-modality microscopic imaging of the human carotid atherosclerotic plaques. We first show that the acoustic impedance values are statistically higher in calcified regions compared with the collagen-rich areas. We then use CdTe/CdS quantum dots for imaging the atherosclerotic plaques by TRFS and show that fluorescence lifetime values of the quantum dots in collagen-rich areas are notably different from the ones in calcified areas. In summary, both modalities are successful in differentiating the calcified regions from the collagen-rich areas within the plaques indicating that these techniques are confirmatory and may be combined to characterize atherosclerotic plaques in the future.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsCadmium CompoundsCarotid ArteriesEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMicroscopy, AcousticMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticQuantum DotsSelenium CompoundsSpectrometry, FluorescenceTelluriumCadmium Compoundscadmium selenidecadmium tellurideSelenium CompoundsTellurium

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PMID30258115
PMCPMC6158264
OpenAlexW2890912357

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