عنوان

Intravascular ultrasound :

940091007X

9789400910072

b592535

Intravascular ultrasound :

[Book]

Techniques, developments, clinical perspectives

edited by N. Bom, J. Roelandt.

Dordrecht

Springer Netherlands

1989

(152 pages)

Early and recent intraluminal ultrasound devices --; Early intraluminal measurements --; Intravascular Doppler methods --; Intraluminal imaging --; Combination of techniques --; Present intra-arterial echo methods --; Future developments --; Conclusions --; Intraluminal real-time ultrasonic imaging: Clinical perspectives --; Applications in cardiovascular disease --; Applications in non-cardiovascular disease --; Factors influencing image quality and interpretation --; Future perspectives --; Conclusion --; Ultrasound imaging and atherogenesis --; Atherosclerotic lesions: A matter of definition --; Atherogenesis: Basic mechanisms --; Atherosclerosis: Component make up variability --; Atherosclerosis and arteries: Tissue characteristics --; Atherosclerosis: Ultrasound imaging --; Intravascular echographic assessment of vessel wall characteristics: A correlation with histology --; Technique --; Microscopic investigation --; Data analysis --; Results: Arteries --; Veins --; Aorta-coronary artery bypass grafts --; Vascular prostheses --; Atherosclerotic lesions --; Limitations --; Conclusions --; Clinical applications of intravascular ultrasound imaging in atherectomy --; The atherectomy devices: initial clinical studies --; The need for improved imaging --; Initial experience with imaging guidance in peripheral atherectomy --; Future technical and clinical directions --; Conclusions --; Laser ablation and the need for intra-arterial imaging --; Methods --; Results --; Discussion --; Conclusions --; 3-D visualization of arterial structures using ultrasound and Voxel modelling --; 3-D space and object description --; Constructive solid geometry --; CGS modelling --; Boundary representation --; Voxel modelling --; Voxel modelling of arterial structures --; Contour definition --; 3-D interpolation --; 3-D visualisation of arterial structures using ultrasound --; Results --; Discussion --; Optimized ultrasound imaging catheters for use in the vascular system --; Motivation --; Design evolution --; Design alternatives --; Transducer technology --; Future directions --; Intraluminal ultrasound guidance of transverse laser coronary atherectomy --; The ideal coronary laser atherectomy system --; System description --; Conclusion --; Review of intracoronary Doppler catheters --; Instrumentation --; Transducers --; Validation --; Clinical applications and results --; Discussion --; Conclusions --; What have we learned about coronary artery disease from high-frequency epicardial echocardiography? --; Intraoperative ultrasound evaluation of the coronary arteries: High frequency epicardial echocardiography --; Echocardiographic-angiographic correlations using high frequency echo --; Remodeling of atherosclerotic coronary arteries --; Analysis of backscattered ultrasound from normal and diseased arterial wall --; Properties of backscattered ultrasound --; Special aspects of intra-arterial tissue characterization --; Preliminary studies on ultrasonic backscatter from arteries --; Future plans --; Conclusions --; Clinical percutaneous imaging of coronary anatomy using an over-the-wire ultrasound catheter system --; Methods --; Results --; Discussion --; Imaging artifacts in mechanically driven ultrasound catheters --; Image artifacts related to catheter tip motion --; Conclusions --; Design characteristics for intravascular ultrasonic catheters --; Mechanical considerations --; Derivation of force equations --; Flexible drive cables --; Use of catheter pathways to calculate forces, torques and torsion angles --; Electrical wire for connecting the transducer --; Discussion --; List of first authors.

Cardiology.

Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging.

Medicine.

edited by N. Bom, J. Roelandt.

J Roelandt

N Bom

[Book]

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