Integrated intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography technology: a promising tool to identify vulnerable plaques [INVITED PAPER]
Heart attack is mainly caused by the rupture of a vulnerable plaque. IVUS-OCT is a novel medical imaging modality that provides opportunities for accurate assessment of vulnerable plaques in vivo in patients. IVUS provides deep penetration to image the whole necrotic core while OCT enables accurate...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Samara National Research University
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biomedical Photonics & Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://jbpe.ssau.ru/index.php/JBPE/article/view/2865 |