Atherosclerotic plaque components characterization and macrophage infiltration identification by intravascular ultrasound elastography based on b-mode analysis: Validation in vivo

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-49

  Zhang, Peng Fei ^a   Su, Hai Jun ^b   Zhang, Mei ^a   Li, Ji Fu ^a   Liu, Chun Xi ^a   Ding, Shi Fang ^a   Miao, Ya ^a   Chen, Liang ^a   Li, Xiao Nan ^a   Yi, Xin ^c   Zhang, Yun ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Beijing JX Digital Wave Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Digital image processing; Elastography; Intravascular ultrasound; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RENAL ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FIBROSIS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPIDS; MACROPHAGES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RENAL ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79951856472     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-010-9659-3     Document Type: Article

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