Dynamic behaviour of the common femoral artery: Age and gender of minor importance

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-188

  Ahlgren, Åsa Rydń ^a   Åstrand, Håkan ^b   Sandgren, Thomas ^a   Vernersson, Einar ^a   Sonesson, Bjrn ^a   Lnne, Toste ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elastic modulus; Femoral artery; Gender; Mechanical properties; Stiffness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ELASTIC MODULI; HEALTH CARE; MUSCLE; STIFFNESS;

FEMORAL ARTERY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VOLUNTEER; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035044671     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(00)00339-2     Document Type: Article

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