Improved analysis of brachial artery ultrasound using a novel edge-detection software system

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 929-937

  Woodman, R J ^a   Playford, D A ^a   Watts, G F ^a   Cheetham, C ^a   Reed, C ^b   Taylor, R R ^a,b   Puddey, I B ^a   Beilin, L J ^a   Burke, V ^a   Mori, T A ^a   Green, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flow mediated dilation; Glyceryl trinitrate; High resolution ultrasound; Wall tracking

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ACCURACY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034924532     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.91.2.929     Document Type: Article

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