Measurement by intracoronary ultrasound of in vivo arterial distensibility within atherosclerotic lesions

Stiffness of systemic arteries in patients with myocardial infarction. A noninvasive method to predict severity of coronary atherosclerosis.

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Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Sciences +17

Intravascular ultrasound assessment of lumen size and wall morphology in normal subjects and patients with coronary artery disease.

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Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology +17

Intravascular ultrasound imaging: In vitro validation and pathologic correlation

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Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology +17

Morphology after Transluminal Angioplasty in Human Beings

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