Ex vivo validation of 45 MHz intravascular ultrasound backscatter tissue characterization

Conclusion
Tissue classification by 45 MHz VH IVUS technology, when not influenced by calcium-induced acoustic attenuation, provided combined tissue accuracy >88% to identify tissue types compared with the gold standard histologic assessment, with high inter- and intra-observer reproducibility.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - September 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Campos, C. M., Fedewa, R. J., Garcia-Garcia, H. M., Vince, D. G., Margolis, M. P., Lemos, P. A., Stone, G. W., Serruys, P. W., Nair, A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research