A high frequency Intravascular ultrasound imaging system for investigation of vessel wall properties

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1992-October, Issue , 1992, Pages 1101-1105

  Ryan, L K ^a   Lockwood, G R ^a   Starkoski, B G ^a   Holdsworth, D W ^b   Rickey, D W ^b   Drangova, M ^b   Fenster, A ^b   Foster, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CROSS CORRELATIONS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INTRALUMINAL PRESSURE; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEMS; MINIATURE ULTRASOUND PROBE; REGIONAL VARIATION; VESSEL WALL MOTION;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 84944304347     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.1992.276005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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