A simplified approach for real-time detection of arterial wall velocity and distension

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1005-1012

  Tortoli, Piero ^a,b   Bettarini, Rossano ^b   Guidi, Francesco ^b   Andreuccetti, Fabio ^c   Righi, Daniele ^b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Esaote   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; ULTRASOUND DOPPLER SYSTEM; VESSEL DISTENSION;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROGRAPHS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; VELOCITY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARTERIES; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035384781     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.935717     Document Type: Article

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