Open AccessEx vivovalidation of 45 MHz intravascular ultrasound backscatter tissue characterization
Author(s) -
Carlos M. Campos,
Russell J. Fedewa,
Héctor M. GarcíaGarcía,
D. Geoffrey Vince,
M. Pauliina Margolis,
Pedro A. Lemos,
Gregg W. Stone,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Anuja Nair
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jev039
Subject(s) - intravascular ultrasound , ex vivo , backscatter (email) , characterization (materials science) , ultrasound , biomedical engineering , materials science , in vivo , medicine , radiology , nanotechnology , engineering , biology , telecommunications , microbiology and biotechnology , wireless
The objectives of the present study are to describe the algorithm for VH(®) IVUS using the 45-MHz rotational IVUS catheter and the associated ex vivo validation in comparison to the gold standard histology.
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