Intravascular ultrasound elastography: Assessment and imaging of elastic properties of diseased arteries and vulnerable plaque

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-224

  De Korte, Chris L ^a   Cespedes, E Ignacio ^a,b   Van Der Steen, Anton F W ^a,c   Pasterkamp, Gerard ^d   Bom, Nicolaas ^a,c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Endosonics Corp Rancho   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intravascular elastography; IVUS; Plaque characterisation; Strain imaging; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSELS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0032142905     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(98)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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