The accuracy of length measurements using different intravascular ultrasound motorized transducer pullback systems

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 733-738

  Tanaka, Kaoru ^a   Carlier, Stéphane G ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^a   Sano, Koichi ^a   Liu, Xuebo ^a   Fujii, Kenichi ^a   Costa, Jose de Ribamar ^a   Lui, Joanna ^a   Moses, Jeffrey W ^a   Stone, Gregg W ^a   Leon, Martin B ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

IVUS; Pullback; Stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 35848965671     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9216-x     Document Type: Article

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