Evidences of possible necrotic-core artifact around dense calcium in virtual histology images

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2008, Pages 545-548

  Sales, F J R ^a   Falcao J L A A ^a   Falcao B A A ^a   Lemos, P A ^a   Furuie, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CARDIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADJACENT STRUCTURES; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES; CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY DISEASE; HISTOLOGY IMAGES; MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NECROTIC TISSUES; STENT IMPLANTATIONS; STENTING;

CALCIUM;

EID: 62249127347     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CIC.2008.4749099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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