Detection of Fibrous Cap in Atherosclerotic Plaque by Intravascular Ultrasound by Use of Color Mapping of Angle-Dependent Echo-Intensity Variation
- 6 March 2001
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 103 (9) , 1206-1211
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.103.9.1206
Abstract
Background—The thickness of the fibrous cap is a major determinant in the vulnerability of atherosclerotic plaque to rupture. It has been demonstrated that intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) backscatt...Keywords
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