Distribution of ultrasonic radiofrequency signal amplitude detects lipids in atherosclerotic plaque of coronary arteries: An ex-vivo study

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hara, Hisao ^a   Tsunoda, Taro ^a   Nemoto, Naohiko ^a   Yokouchi, Itaru ^a   Yamamoto, Masaya ^a   Ono, Tsuyoshi ^a   Moroi, Masao ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Sugi, Kaoru ^a   Nakamura, Masato ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE COURSE; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; ULTRASOUND; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 44249123603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-6-18     Document Type: Article

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