Intravascular ultrasound. Three-dimensional applications and forward viewing.
This article provides the reader with some idea of the principles and techniques of three-dimensional reconstruction using intravascular imaging data. The article also describes new intravascular ultrasound imaging devices that have the ability to interrogate the arterial wall ahead of the imaging catheter.
McPherson
D D
DD
Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kane
B J
BJ
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*