Development of Integrated Backscatter Intravascular Ultrasound for Tissue Characterization of Coronary Plaques

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 655-663

  Okubo, Munenori ^a   Kawasaki, Masanori ^a   Ishihara, Yoshiyuki ^a   Takeyama, Urara ^a   Kubota, Tomoki ^a   Yamaki, Takahiko ^a   Ojio, Shinsuke ^a   Nishigaki, Kazuhiko ^a   Takemura, Genzou ^a   Saio, Masanao ^a   Takami, Tsuyoshi ^a   Minatoguchi, Shinya ^a   Fujiwara, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Imaging; Plaque; Tissue; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

CORONARY PLAQUES; HISTOLOGIC IMAGES;

BACKSCATTERING;

LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY; DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIPIDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 41049111258     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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