Nonlinear analysis of carotid artery echographic images

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 327-332

  Positano, V ^a   Mammoliti, R ^b   Santarelli, M R ^a   Landini, L ^b   Benassi, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; BLOOD VESSELS; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ECHOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0034314008     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:20000848     Document Type: Article

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