Intracoronary imaging using attenuation-compensated optical coherence tomography allows better visualisation of coronary artery diseases

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-143

  Foin, Nicolas ^a   Mari, Jean Martial ^d   Nijjer, Sukhjinder ^a   Sen, Sayan ^a   Petraco, Ricardo ^a   Ghione, Matteo ^e   Di Mario, Carlo ^e   Davies, Justin E ^a   Girard, Michaël J A ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Attenuation; Intravascular imaging; OCT

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84879253660     PISSN: 15538389     EISSN: 18780938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2013.03.007     Document Type: Review

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