Intravascular ultrasound-based deep learning for plaque characterization in coronary artery disease.
Journal:
Atherosclerosis
Published Date:
Mar 29, 2021
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although plaque characterization by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is important for risk stratification, frame-by-frame analysis of a whole vascular segment is time-consuming. The aim was to develop IVUS-based algorithms for classifying attenuation and calcified plaques.