Fluorescence Spectroscopy - Artery

Baraga, J. J., Rava, R. P., Fitzmaurice, M., Tong, L. L., Taroni, P., Kittrell, C., Feld, M. S. "Characterization of the Fluorescent Morphological Structures in Human Arterial-Wall Using Ultraviolet-Excited Microspectrofluorimetry." Atherosclerosis 88, 1-14 (1991).

Richards-Kortum, R., Rava, R. P., Fitzmaurice, M., Kramer, J. R., Feld, M. S. "476 Nm Excited Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Human Coronary-Arteries - Applications in Cardiology." American Heart Journal 122, 1141-1150 (1991).

Baraga, J. J., Rava, R. P., Taroni, P., Kittrell, C., Fitzmaurice, M., Feld, M. S. "Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Normal and Atherosclerotic Human Aorta Using 306-310 Nm Excitation." Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 10, 245-261 (1990).

Baraga, J. J., Taroni, P., Park, Y. D., An, K., Maestri, A., Tong, L. L., Rava, R. P., Kittrell, C., Dasari, R. R., Feld, M. S. "Ultraviolet-Laser Induced Fluorescence of Human Aorta." Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 45, 95-99 (1989).

Chaudhry, H. W., Richards-Kortum, R., Kolubayev, T., Kittrell, C., Partovi, F., Kramer, J. R., Feld, M. S. "Alteration of Spectral Characteristics of Human Artery Wall Caused by 476-Nm Laser Irradiation." Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 9, 572-580 (1989).

Fitzmaurice, M., Bordagaray, J. O., Engelmann, G. L., Richards-Kortum, R., Kolubayev, T., Feld, M. S., Ratliff, N. B., Kramer, J. R. "Argon Ion Laser-Excited Autofluorescence in Normal and Atherosclerotic Aorta and Coronary-Arteries - Morphologic Studies." American Heart Journal 118, 1028-1038 (1989).

Keijzer, M., Richards-Kortum, R. R., Jacques, S. L., Feld, M. S. "Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Turbid Media - Autofluorescence of the Human Aorta." Applied Optics 28, 4286-4292 (1989).

Richards-Kortum, R., Rava, R. P., Cothren, R., Metha, A., Fitzmaurice, M., Ratliff, N. B., Kramer, J. R., Kittrell, C., Feld, M. S. "A Model for Extraction of Diagnostic Information from Laser- Induced Fluorescence-Spectra of Human Artery Wall." Spectrochimica Acta Part a-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 45, 87-93 (1989).

Davis, G. S., Bottsilverman, C., Goormastic, M., Gerrity, R. G., Kittrell, C., Feld, M., Kramer, J. R. "Gas Volume Quantitation During Argon Ion Laser Ablation of Atheromatous Aorta in Blood and 0.9-Percent Saline Media with an Optically Shielded Catheter." Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 8, 72-76 (1988).

Hoyt, C. C., Richards-Kortum, R. R., Costello, B., Sacks, B. A., Kittrell, C., Ratliff, N. B., Kramer, J. R., Feld, M. S. "Remote Biomedical Spectroscopic Imaging of Human Artery Wall." Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 8, 1-9 (1988).

Domanski, M. J., Abella, G., Baim, D., Bristow, J. D., Charrow, R., Detre, K., Feld, M., Fisher, L., Forrester, J., Goldberg, S., Grundfest, W. S., Hollohan, T., Horan, M. J., Johnson, G. C., Kent, K. M., King, S. B., Sanborn, J. A., Simpson, J., Topol, E.,Watson, J. T. "Evaluation of Emerging Technologies for Coronary Revascularization". Circulation 85, 357-361 (1992).

Verbunt, R., Fitzmaurice, M. A., Kramer, J. R., Ratliff, N. B., Kittrell, C., Taroni, P., Cothren, R. M., Baraga, J.,Feld, M. "Characterization of Ultraviolet Laser-Induced Autofluorescence of Ceroid Deposits and Other Structures in Atherosclerotic Plaques as a Potential Diagnostic for Laser Angiosurgery". American Heart Journal 123, 208-216 (1992).

Richardskortum, R., Mehta, A., Hayes, G., Cothren, R., Kolubayev, T., Kittrell, C., Ratliff, N. B., Kramer, J. R.,Feld, M. S. "Spectral Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis Using an Optical Fiber Laser Catheter". American Heart Journal 118, 381-391 (1989).

Richardskortum, R., Rava, R. P., Fitzmaurice, M., Tong, L. L., Ratliff, N. B., Kramer, J. R.,Feld, M. S. "A One-Layer Model of Laser-Induced Fluorescence for Diagnosis of Disease in Human-Tissue - Applications to Atherosclerosis". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 36, 1222-1232 (1989).

Kjellstrom, B. T., Bylock, A. L., Bottsilverman, C., Engelmann, G. L., Gerrity, R. G., Kittrell, C., Cothren, R. M., Hayes, G. B., Kramer, J. R.,Feld, M. S. "Removal of Surgically Induced Fibrous Arterial Plaques by Argon Ion Laser Angiosurgery Using a Multifiber Delivery System - an Experimental-Study in the Dog". Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 96, 925-929 (1988).

Strikwerda, S., Bottsilverman, C., Ratliff, N. B., Goormastic, M., Cothren, R. M., Costello, B., Kittrell, C., Feld, M. S., Kramer, J. R. "Effects of Varying Argon Ion Laser Intensity and Exposure Time on the Ablation of Atherosclerotic Plaque". Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 8, 66-71 (1988).

Kramer, J. R., Bottsilverman, C., Ratliff, N. B., Strikwerda, S., Loop, F. D., Shearin, A., Cothren, R. M., Kittrell, C.,Feld, M. S. "Removal of Atherosclerotic Plaque Using Multiple Short Exposures of Argon Ion Laser-Light". American Heart Journal 113, 1038-1040 (1987).

Cothren, R. M., Kittrell, C., Hayes, G. B., Willett, R. L., Sacks, B., Malk, E. G., Ehmsen, R. J., Bottsilverman, C., Kramer, J. R.,Feld, M. S. "Controlled Light Delivery for Laser Angiosurgery". IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 22, 4-7 (1986).

Kittrell, C., Willett, R. L., Delossantospacheo, C., Ratliff, N. B., Kramer, J. R., Malk, E. G.,Feld, M. S. "Diagnosis of Fibrous Arterial Atherosclerosis Using Fluorescence". Applied Optics 24, 2280-2281 (1985).