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Intravascular echographic assessment of vessel wall characteristics: a correlation with histology

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In vivo application of intravascular high frequency ultrasonic imaging for peripheral and coronary artery disease is a promising technique for vascular surgeons, radiologists and cardiologists. This report demonstrates in vitro results obtained with a high frequency imaging catheter (40 MHz) in 70 human specimens including arteries with and without atherosclerosis, veins, coronary artery bypass grafts and vascular prosthetic material. Correlation between the ultrasonic images and the histologic characteristics of the corresponding vessel wall tissue and lumen geometry was established. In addition, the effect of intervention techniques i.e. balloon angioplasty, spark erosion and laser were studied with ultrasound and histology. It is anticipated that development of such a catheter imaging technique has potential for diagnostic imaging and for combination with therapeutic systems.

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  1. Departments of Thoraxcenter, Academic Hospital Dijkzigt and Erasmus University, Netherlands

    W. J. Gussenhoven, P. Frietman, F. Mastik, C. Lancée, C. Slager, P. Serruys & N. Bom

  2. Departments of Clinical Pathology, Academic Hospital Dijkzigt and Erasmus University, Netherlands

    C. E. Essed

  3. Departments of Vascular Surgery, Academic Hospital Dijkzigt and Erasmus University, Netherlands

    P. Gerritsen

  4. Departments of Radiology, Academic Hospital Dijkzigt and Erasmus University, Netherlands

    H. Pieterman

  5. The Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Netherlands

    W. J. Gussenhoven

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Dr. C.E. Essed is presently working at the laboratory of Volksgezondheid in Friesland, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.

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Gussenhoven, W.J., Essed, C.E., Frietman, P. et al. Intravascular echographic assessment of vessel wall characteristics: a correlation with histology. Int J Cardiac Imag 4, 105–116 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01745140

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