Table 1.
Detailed Information of the Investigated Stents Including Stent Type, Material, Abbreviation (First Letters of Stent Name, Diameter/Length in mm), Number of Frequency Components Generated by the Stents and Relative Measurement Error of the Lumen Quantification (Calculated vs Nominal Lumen Diameter)
| Stent Type | Material | Abbreviation | Nr. Freq. Comp. SNR >5 | Relative Measurement Error (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biosensors, Biomatrix Neoflex | 316L | BiN 3/28 | 0 | −3 |
| Biosensors, BioFreedom | 316L | BiF 3.5/11 | 1 | 23 |
| Boston Scientific, Taxus Liberté | 316L | TaL 4/38 | 0 | −3 |
| Boston Scientific, Taxus Liberté | 316L | TaL 5/32 | 0 | −13 |
| Boston Scientific, Express LD Vascular | 316L | ELV 7/57 | 0 | −10 |
| Boston Scientific, Express LD Vascular | 316L | ELV 10/37 | 0 | −7 |
| IDEV, Supera | Nitinol | Sup 4/40 | 0 | −5 |
| Gore, Tigris | Nitinol | Tig 5/40 | 0 | −13 |
| IDEV, Supera | Nitinol | Sup 5/60 | 0 | −5 |
| IDEV, Supera | Nitinol | Sup 6/40 | 1 | 0 |
| Gore, Tigris | Nitinol | Tig 6/40 | 2 | −9 |
| Gore, Tigris | Nitinol | Tig 7/40 | 3 | −10 |
| Boston Scientific, Epic | Nitinol | Epi 7/99 | 0 | −3 |
| Gore, Tigris | Nitinol | Tig 8/40 | 2 | −3 |
| Boston Scientific, Promus Premier | PtCr | PrP 3/28 | 1 | 13 |
| Boston Scientific, Promus Element Plus | PtCr | PEP 3/32 | 0 | 16 |
| Boston Scientific, Synergy | PtCr | Syn 3/38 | 0 | 28 |
| Boston Scientific, Promus Element Plus | PtCr | PEP 4/28 | 1 | −3 |
| Boston Scientific, Promus Premier | PtCr | PrP 4/28 | 0 | −13 |
| Boston Scientific, Rebel | PtCr | Reb 4/28 | 0 | −3 |
| Boston Scientific, Carotid Wallstent | CoCr | CaW 7/30 | 0 | −4 |
Abbreviations: 316L, stainless steel; PtCr, platinum-chromium; CoCr, cobalt-chromium; SNR, signal-to-noise-ratio.