The effect of B-mode ultrasonic image standardisation on the echodensity of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid bifurcation plaques

International Angiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-186

  Elatrozy, T ^a   Nicolaides, A ^a   Tegos, Th ^a   Zarka, A Z ^a   Griffin, M ^a   Sabetai, M ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery diseases ultrasonography; Image processing, computer assisted

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAPER; STANDARDIZATION; STROKE; VIDEORECORDING;

CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VIDEODISC RECORDING;

EID: 0031726069     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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