Multi-modality intra-coronary plaque characterization: A pilot study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-39

  Gonzalo, Nieves ^a   Serruys, Patrick W ^a   Barlis, Peter ^a   Ligthart, Jurgen ^a   Garcia Garcia, Hector M ^a   Regar, Evelyn ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque characterization; Intra coronary imaging; Intravascular magnetic resonance spectroscopy; IVUS RFD analysis; Optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LIPID ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 70749146504     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.08.030     Document Type: Article

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