Multiple plaque morphologies in a single coronary artery: insights from volumetric intravascular ultrasound
Neeta Panse MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorSasseen Brett MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorPrasad Panse MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorKiran Kareti MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorDeAnna Rewis
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Gilmore MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorMartin M. Zenni MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorNorbert Wilke MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorTheodore Bass MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
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Marco A. Costa MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, FL 32209Search for more papers by this authorNeeta Panse MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorSasseen Brett MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorPrasad Panse MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorKiran Kareti MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorDeAnna Rewis
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Gilmore MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorMartin M. Zenni MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorNorbert Wilke MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorTheodore Bass MD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Marco A. Costa MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida
Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, FL 32209Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Intravascular ultrasound provides detailed information on vessel wall and plaque morphology. This report illustrates the use of three-dimensional volumetric IVUS reconstruction images to characterize different patterns of plaque morphology, including vulnerable and ruptured plaques, within a single coronary artery in a patient with unstable angina. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;61:376–380. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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