Chapter 6

Rebuilding IVUS images from raw data of the RF signal exported by IVUS equipment

Marco Aurélio Granero1,2; Marco Antônio Gutierrez3; Eduardo Tavares Costa1    1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, DEB/FEEC/UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil2 Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology São Paulo—IFSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil3 Division of Informatics/Heart Institute, HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

The study of composition and classification of atherosclerotic plaque has been a very active research field, both in cardiology and image processing. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is an effective tool, which can insight on the cross-section of blood vessels, with sufficient accuracy to allow an accurate assessment of computed tomography ...

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