2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Noninvasive assessment of coronary plaque by contrast echocardiography
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16590711
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Circulatory organs internal medicine
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| Research Institution | Osaka City University |
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Principal Investigator |
HOZUMI Takeshi Osaka City University, Cardiology, Assistant Prof., 大学院・医学研究科, 講師 (30343411)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2005
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| Keywords | Acute coronary syndrome / Echocardiography / Imaging / Contrast agent / Plaque |
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| Research Abstract |
Acute coronary syndrome is induced by coronary occlusion by thrombus formed at the ruptured lesion of coronary plaque. It is clinically important to assess noninvasive coronary plaque. In echocardiography, several new technologies including contrast echocardiography have been developed. Noninvasive assessment of coronary plaque using contrast agent with several new technologies may be one of approach for this purpose. In the present study, we evaluated various methods for echocardiographic imaging and various analysis for the recorded images.
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Research Products
(12 results)
