Analysis of Cardiovascular Tissue Components for the Diagnosis of Coronary Vulnerable Plaque from Intravascular Ultrasound Images
Joint Authors
Lee, Ju Hwan
Hwang, Yoo Na
Kim, Ga Young
Shin, Eun Seok
Kim, Sung Min
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this study was to characterize cardiovascular tissue components and analyze the different tissue properties for predicting coronary vulnerable plaque from intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images.
For this purpose, sequential IVUS image frames were obtained from human coronary arteries using 20 MHz catheters.
The plaque regions between the intima and media-adventitial borders were manually segmented in all IVUS images.
Tissue components of the plaque regions were classified into having fibrous tissue (FT), fibrofatty tissue (FFT), necrotic core (NC), or dense calcium (DC).
The media area and lumen diameter were also estimated simultaneously.
In addition, the external elastic membrane (EEM) was computed to predict the vulnerable plaque after the tissue characterization.
The reliability of manual segmentation was validated in terms of inter- and intraobserver agreements.
The quantitative results found that the FT and the media as well as the NC would be good indicators for predicting vulnerable plaques in IVUS images.
In addition, the lumen was not suitable for early diagnosis of vulnerable plaque because of the low significance compared to the other vessel parameters.
To predict vulnerable plaque rupture, future study should have additional experiments using various tissue components, such as the EEM, FT, NC, and media.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Ju Hwan& Hwang, Yoo Na& Kim, Ga Young& Shin, Eun Seok& Kim, Sung Min. 2017. Analysis of Cardiovascular Tissue Components for the Diagnosis of Coronary Vulnerable Plaque from Intravascular Ultrasound Images. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Ju Hwan…[et al.]. Analysis of Cardiovascular Tissue Components for the Diagnosis of Coronary Vulnerable Plaque from Intravascular Ultrasound Images. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Ju Hwan& Hwang, Yoo Na& Kim, Ga Young& Shin, Eun Seok& Kim, Sung Min. Analysis of Cardiovascular Tissue Components for the Diagnosis of Coronary Vulnerable Plaque from Intravascular Ultrasound Images. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181455
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1181455