Arterial imaging with a new forward-viewing intravascular ultrasound catheter, I: Initial studies

Circulation

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 712-717

  Evans, James L ^a,c   Ng, Kok Hwee ^a   Vonesh, Michael J ^a   Kramer, Barry L ^a   Meyers, Sheridan N ^a   Mills, Terry A ^a   Kane, Bonnie J ^a   Aldrich, William N ^b   Jang, Yue Teh ^b   Yock, Paul G ^b   Rold, Michael D ^a   Roth, Sanford I ^a   McPherson, David D ^a,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Imaging Systems ^*  (United States)

^c Wesley Pavilion ^*  (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

catheters; imaging; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DOG; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028047608     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.89.2.712     Document Type: Article

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