A finite element model for performing intravascular ultrasound elastography of human atherosclerotic coronary arteries

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 803-813

  Baldewsing, Radj A ^a   De Korte, Chris L ^a,b,c   Schaar, Johannes A ^a,b   Mastik, Frits ^a   Van Der Steen, Antonius F W ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Human coronary arteries; Intravascular ultrasound elastography; Phantom; Strain imaging; Vulnerable plaque; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN; TISSUE;

ARTERIAL RADIAL STRAIN; ELASTOGRAPHY; HIGH STRAIN REGIONS (HSTR);

ULTRASONICS;

ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELASTOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 3042519588     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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