In-vivo, cardiac-cycle related intimal displacement of coronary plaques assessed by 3-D ECG-gated intravascular ultrasound: Exploring its correlate with tissue deformability identified by palpography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-152

  Rodriguez Granillo, Gastón A ^a   Agostoni, Pierfrancesco ^a   García García, Héctor M ^a   de Feyter, Pim ^a   Serruys, Patrick W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Imaging; Mechanical strain; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GATED IMAGING; GRAY SCALE ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33645757757     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-005-9016-0     Document Type: Article

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