Correlation of ultrasonic attenuation (30 to 50 MHz) and constituents of atherosclerotic plaque

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 691-703

  Bridal, S Lori ^a   Fornès, Paul ^b   Bruneval, Patrick ^b   Berger, Geneviève ^a  

^a UPMC Univ Paris 06   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic microscopy; Atherosclerosis; Attenuation; Parametric images; Ultrasonic tissue characterization; Ultrasound; Vascular tissue

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BLOOD VESSELS; CHARACTERIZATION; DISEASES; MEDICINE; TISSUE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ULTRASONIC TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AORTA, THORACIC; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CADAVER; CALCINOSIS; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MATHEMATICS;

EID: 0030738333     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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