In Vivo Ultrasonic Parametric Imaging of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque by Videodensitometric Technique

Angiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 663-672

  Mazzone, A M ^a   Urbani, M P ^a   Picano, E ^a   Paterni, M ^a   Landini, L ^a   Borgatti, E ^b   de Fabritiis, A ^b  

^a CNR   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 0029076088     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: 19401574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979504600804     Document Type: Article

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