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Figure 2.

Figure 2

Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) derived classification of plaques. (A) Pathological intimal thickening (PIT); (B) thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA); (C) thick-cap fibroatheroma (ThCFA); (D) fibrotic plaque; (E) fibrocalcific plaque. VH-IVUS, virtual histology intravascular ultrasound. Reproduce from: Garcia et al. Eur Heart J 2010;3:2456-69. (43).