Ultrasonic image analysis of the arterial wall in atherosclerosis

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Coen, L D ^a,b   Ramaswami, G ^a   Chan Ma, P ^a   Belcaro, G ^a   Nicolaides, A N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis ultrasonography; Carotid artery diseases; Diabetes mellitus, non insulin dependent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032016191     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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