Measurement of fibrous cap thickness in atherosclerotic plaques by spatiotemporal analysis of laser speckle images

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Nadkarni, Seemantini K ^a   Bilenca, Alberto ^a   Bouma, Brett E ^a   Tearney, Guillermo J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Diffusion; Fibrous cap; Laser speckle

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DIFFUSION; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SPECKLE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FIBROUS CAP; LASER SPECKLE;

CARDIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CADAVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33746397677     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2186046     Document Type: Article

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