The complementary role of microCT and histopathology in characterizing the natural history of stented arteries

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 939-948

  Vorpahl, Marc ^a   Foerst, Jason R ^b   Kelm, Malte ^c   Kaplan, Aaron V ^b   Virmani, Renu ^a   Ball, Timothy ^d  

^a CVPATH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D imaging; cardiovascular imaging; microCT; pathology

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EX VIVO STUDY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STENT FRACTURE; STENT THROMBOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; STENTS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 79961184463     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.11.81     Document Type: Review

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