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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2005; 45:1946-1953, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2004.09.081
© 2005 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Volumetric Quantitative Analysis of Tissue Characteristics of Coronary Plaques After Statin Therapy Using Three-Dimensional Integrated Backscatter Intravascular Ultrasound

Masanori Kawasaki, MD, PhD*,*, Keiji Sano, MD, PhD*, Munenori Okubo, MD*, Haruko Yokoyama, MD*, Yoko Ito, MD, PhD*, Ichijiro Murata, MD, PhD*, Kunihiko Tsuchiya, MD, PhD*, Shinya Minatoguchi, MD, PhD*, Xiangrong Zhou, PhD{dagger}, Hiroshi Fujita, PhD{dagger} and Hisayoshi Fujiwara, MD, PhD*

* Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
{dagger} Department of Intelligent Image Information, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan



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Figure 1 (A) The three-dimensional (3D) color-coded maps of the coronary arterial plaques constructed by 3D integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound. (B) The 3D color-coded maps of each characteristic. The number of voxels of each tissue characteristic was automatically calculated.

 


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Figure 2 Color-coded maps of the coronary arterial plaques constructed by three-dimensional (3D) integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound imaging at baseline and after statin therapy. (A) At baseline, the plaque consisted of a large lipid core (blue), which is covered with a fibrous cap (green). (B) After statin therapies, the lipid core (blue) decreased and the fibrous area (green) increased. (C) Cut-out image of 3D color-coded map at baseline. There was a small lipid core (blue) in the center of the plaque. (D) Cut-out image of 3D color-coded map after statin therapy. Note the reduction in the lipid core. Red = high signal lesion; yellow = mixed lesion.

 




 
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