Ikeno, F.

stent strut coherence tomography neointimal stent struts image tomography figure oct imaging coherence oct images presence region study fibrinoid proteoglycan 28 days neointimal proliferation healing extracellular matrix peri-strut low-intensity area imaging histology intensity area hematoxylin  – eosin porcine peri-strut implantation matrix staining intensity arrow artery extracellular histological analysis drug-eluting incidence finding neointimal layer stanford university advance publication stanford circulation alcian stent deployment muscle cells hypocellular regions magnification histological specimen porcine model beusekom comparison formation neointimal formation proliferation  – eosin paclitaxel-eluting stents figure  1a sirolimu difference deployment neointima specimen existence drug-eluting stents show muscle response ikeno j-stage oct histological changes heidi n bonneau near-infrared intensity areas cross-section process result j-stage teramoto t sirolimus-eluting stent strut images hypocellular