Development Of An Intravascular Ultrasonic Catheter Imaging System

C R. Meyer; D W Fitting; E H Chiang; D M Williams; A J Buda

doi:10.1117/12.945242

8 April 1988 Development Of An Intravascular Ultrasonic Catheter Imaging System

C R. Meyer, D W Fitting, E H Chiang, D M Williams, A J Buda

Proceedings Volume 0904, Microsensors and Catheter-Based Imaging Technology; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945242
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A prototype ultrasonic imaging system typical of the size necessary to be embedded in a catheter delivery system was developed to examine the feasibility of high resolution, intravascular ultrasonic imaging in vivo. Although the current system is too large to be useful in examination of proximal coronary arteries, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and resolution obtained clearly indicate that catheter-borne, intravascular ultrasonic imaging is indeed feasible and could be very informative as an adjunct to angioplasty or vascular surgery.

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C R. Meyer, D W Fitting, E H Chiang, D M Williams, and A J Buda "Development Of An Intravascular Ultrasonic Catheter Imaging System", Proc. SPIE 0904, Microsensors and Catheter-Based Imaging Technology, (8 April 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945242

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