International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 74-78 , 28 March 2008

Compositional analysis of angioscopic yellow plaques with intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data

Received 20 September 2006 ,Revised 11 February 2007 ,Accepted 17 February 2007.

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PII: S0167-5273(07)00513-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.044

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 74-78 , 28 March 2008

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