In vitro atherosclerotic plaque characterization by acoustic impedance monitoring, Part I: Sensor modeling, design, and fabrication

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 815-826

  Dugnani, R ^a   Chang, F K ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic impedance; Angioplasty; Atherosclerosis detection; Diagnostics technique; Percutaneous transmural angioplasty (PTA); Piezoelectric sensors; Plaque detection; PZT; Unstable plaque

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ALUMINUM; BALLOONS; DETECTORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEALTH; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; (PL) PROPERTIES; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; CORONARY ARTERY (CA); DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; ELECTRICAL SIGNALLING; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL IMPEDANCE (EMI); FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); IMPEDANCE METHOD; IMPEDANCE MONITORING; IN VITRO ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; LOW PRESSURE (LP); PZT SENSORS; SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); SENSOR MODELLING; VARIATIONS OF;

SENSORS;

EID: 45849138928     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X07081319     Document Type: Article

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