Pattern analysis of temporal changes in the carotid artery diameter under normal and pathological conditions

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 352-358

  Blizhevsky, A ^a   Azhari, H ^a   Gaitini, D ^b   Dinnar, U ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Carotid arteries; Delay; Diameter; Elastic index; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELASTICITY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ELASTIC INDEX; PEAK DIAMETER DELAY;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIASTOLE; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031171116     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(96)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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