Methods in atherosclerotic plaque characterization using intravascular ultrasound images and backscattered signals

Atherosclerosis Disease Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 121-152

  Katouzian, Amin ^a   Carlier, Stéphane G ^b   Laine, Andrew F ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; IVUS; Plaque characterization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864025418     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7222-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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