The potential role of optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of vulnerable carotid atheromatous plaques: A pilot study

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1039-1045

  Prabhudesai, Vikramaditya ^a   Phelan, Cordelia ^b   Yang, Ying ^c   Wang, Ruikang K ^d   Cowling, Mark G ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Endarterectomy; Noninvasive diagnosis; Optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID STORAGE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750499495     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-005-0176-z     Document Type: Article

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