From: Distribution of ultrasonic radiofrequency signal amplitude detects lipids in atherosclerotic plaque of coronary arteries: an ex-vivo study
Variance among all ROIs >32
Variance in the axial direction >11
Gray-scale IVUS
Sensitivity (%)
84.6*
69.2
46.2
Specificity (%)
75.0
87.5
Positive predictive value (%)
73.3
Negative predictive value (%)
85.7
66.7