Noninvasive 3-D ultrasound of atherosclerotic plaques in the Watanabe rabbit

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 905-914

  Allott, C P ^a   Barry, C D ^a   Bramley, J ^a   John, N W ^a   Mellor, P M ^a   Thomson, D S ^a   Reilly, C F ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Compound data reconstruction; Grey scale segmentation; Plaque volume measurement; Three dimensional ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPOUND DATA RECONSTRUCTION; FATTY STREAKS; GREY SCALE SEGMENTATION; PLAQUE VOLUME MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032769526     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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