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Using 2D In Vivo IVUS-Based Models for Human Coronary Plaque Progression Analysis and Comparison with 3D Fluid-Structure Interaction Models: A Multi-Patient Study

Hongjian Wang^*, Jie Zheng^†, LiangWang^‡, Akiko Maehara^§, Chun Yang^II, David Muccigrosso^†, Richard Bachk^II, Jian Zhu^**, Gary S. Mintz^§, Dalin Tang^*,‡,††

* School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
† Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
‡ Mathematical Sciences Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA.
§ The Cardiovascular Research Foundation, NY, NY, USA.
¶ Network Technology Research Institute, China United Network Communications Co., Ltd., Beijing, China.
II Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
** Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
†† Corresponding author. Tel: 508-845-1575; E-mail: dtang@wpi.edu