The angle of incidence of the ultrasonic beam: A critical factor for the image quality in intravascular ultrasonography

American Heart Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 2 PART 1, 1993, Pages 442-448

  Di Mario, Carlo ^a   Madretsma, Stanley ^a   Linker, David ^a   The, Salem H K ^b   Bom, Nicolaas ^b   Serruys, Patrick W ^b   Gussenhoven, Elma J ^b   Roelandt, Jos R T C ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ARTERIES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0027397420     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(93)90024-4     Document Type: Article

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