Dynamic expansion of the coronary arteries: implications for intravascular ultrasound measurements.

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Published in Am Heart J on July 01, 1995

Authors

N J Weissman1, I F Palacios, A E Weyman

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.

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