Reproducibility of volumetric intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency-based analysis of coronary plaque composition in vivo

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-23

  Hartmann, Marc ^a   Mattern, Eline S K ^a   Huisman, Jennifer ^a   Houwelingen, Gert K ^a   Man, Frits H A F ^a   Stoel, Martin G ^a   Danse, Peter W ^a   Louwerenburg, Hans W ^a   von Birgelen, Clemens ^a,b  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Radiofrequency; Ultrasonics; Virtual histology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VOLUMETRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 56949100132     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9338-9     Document Type: Article

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