Multiple plaque morphologies in a single coronary artery: insights from volumetric intravascular ultrasound.
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.
Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratories, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Florida 32209, USA. neeta.panse@jax.ufl.edu
Neeta
N
Panse
Sasseen
S
Brett
Prasad
P
Panse
Kiran
K
Kareti
DeAnna
D
Rewis
Paul
P
Gilmore
Martin M
MM
Zenni
Norbert
N
Wilke
Theodore
T
Bass
Marco A
MA
Costa
D000465:Algorithms; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional