ECG-gated three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound: Feasibility and reproducibility of the automated analysis of coronary lumen and atherosclerotic plaque dimensions in humans

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2944-2952

  Von Birgelen, Clemens ^a   De Vrey, Evelyn A ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^b   Nicosia, Antonino ^a   Bruining, Nico ^a   Li, Wenguang ^a   Slager, Cornelis J ^a   Roelandt, Jos R T C ^a   Serruys, Patrick W ^a   De Feyter, Pim J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Thoraxcenter ^*

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Imaging; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0030671369     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.9.2944     Document Type: Article

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