Figure 3. Various Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging Modalities to Assess Coronary Plaques.

(A) Plaque composition (virtual histology); courtesy of G. Finet. (B) Palpography; reprinted with permission from Schaar et al. (21). (C) Strain map (or elastogram); reprinted, with permission, from Le Floc’h et al. (22). (D) Elasticity map (or modulogram); reprinted, with permission, from Maurice et al. (20). The elastogram and modulogram in C and D were obtained from the same vulnerable plaque.