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Figure 1 Correlation between optical coherence tomography images (A, C, E) and histologic findings (B, D, F) of human coronary artery plaques obtained at autopsy. (A) Optical coherence tomography image of a plaque consists mainly of fibrous tissue documented by histology (B) with subintimal calcifications (c). (C) Optical coherence tomography image of a predominantly fibrous plaque documented by histology (D). (E) Optical coherence tomography image of a plaque with a lipid pool (lp) and an overlying dense fibrous cap (arrowheads) documented by histology (F). Areas of neovascularization (n) can be seen as open spaces within the lipid core. Optical coherence tomography scale bars, 500 µm. Movat’s Pentachrome stain for (B), (D) and (F).
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