Robustness of reconstructing the Young's modulus distribution of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques using a parametric plaque model

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1631-1645

  Baldewsing, Radj A ^a   Mastik, Frits ^a   Schaar, Johannes A ^a   Serruys, Patrick W ^a   Van Der Steen, Antonius F W ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Catheter position; Finite element method; Intravascular ultrasound elastography; Inverse problem; Noise; Robustness; Strain; Tissue characterization; Vulnerable plaque; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVERSE PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TISSUE CULTURE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; VULNERABLE PLAQUES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

LIPID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HEART CATHETER; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ALGORITHMS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 28844451466     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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