Intravascular ultrasound-based deep learning for plaque characterization in coronary artery disease

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.
Source: Atherosclerosis - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research