Influence of tissue preservation methods on arterial geometry and echogenicity

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1071-1082

  Wilhjelm, Jens E ^a   Vogt, Katja ^b   Jespersen, Søren K ^a   Sillesen, Henrik ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Formalin fixation; Freezing of specimen; Measurement of echogenicity; Porcine artery; Pressurized formalin fixation; Ultrasonic measurement; Ultrasound; Vessel diameter; Wall thickness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; BLOOD VESSELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SWELLING; TISSUE;

ECHOGENICITY; PRESSURIZED FORMALIN FIXATION;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SWINE; THICKNESS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; FORMALDEHYDE; PRESSURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030930847     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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