Non-invasive assessment of arterial distension waveforms using gradient-based Hough transform and power Doppler ultrasound imaging

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 627-632

  Wu, S M ^a,c   Shau, Y W ^b   Chong, F C ^a   Hsieh, F J ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JINWEN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arterial distension waveforms; Hough transform; Power Dopper imaging

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DOPPLER EFFECT; HOUGH TRANSFORMS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTERIAL VESSELS; CARDIAC CYCLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES (CCA);

BLOOD VESSELS;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PULSE PRESSURE; SOFT TISSUE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0035690145     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02345433     Document Type: Article

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