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SUBMITTER: Bourantas CV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5837589 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bourantas Christos V CV Jaffer Farouc A FA Gijsen Frank J FJ van Soest Gijs G Madden Sean P SP Courtney Brian K BK Fard Ali M AM Tenekecioglu Erhan E Zeng Yaping Y van der Steen Antonius F W AFW Emelianov Stanislav S Muller James J Stone Peter H PH Marcu Laura L Tearney Guillermo J GJ Serruys Patrick W PW
European heart journal 20170201 6
Cumulative evidence from histology-based studies demonstrate that the currently available intravascular imaging techniques have fundamental limitations that do not allow complete and detailed evaluation of plaque morphology and pathobiology, limiting the ability to accurately identify high-risk plaques. To overcome these drawbacks, new efforts are developing for data fusion methodologies and the design of hybrid, dual-probe catheters to enable accurate assessment of plaque characteristics, and r ...[more]