Imaging Vulnerable Plaque by Ultrasound

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  DeMaria, Anthony N ^a   Narula, Jagat ^b   Mahmud, Ehtisham ^a   Tsimikas, Sotirios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LIPID ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33646043804     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.047     Document Type: Review

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