Tissue characterization in intravascular ultrasound images

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 889-899

  Zhang, Xiangmin ^a   McKay, Charles R ^a   Sonka, Milan ^a  

^a The University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravascular; Plaque composition; Plaque morphometrics; Segmentation; Tissue characterization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; VISUALIZATION;

INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND (IVUS) IMAGING; PLAQUE COMPOSITION; PLAQUE MORPHOMETRICS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; CADAVER; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032216603     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.746622     Document Type: Article

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