Simulated Characterization of Atherosclerotic Lesions in the Coronary Arteries by Measurement of Bioimpedance

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 916-921

  Stiles, David K ^a   Oakley, Barbara ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; bioimpedance; conductivity; finite element; permittivity

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTERY; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ARTERIES; BALLOON DILATATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 0043165085     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2003.813545     Document Type: Article

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