Evaluation of B-mode ultrasonographic images of carotid lesions by computer analysis as compared with visual assessment

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 59-65

  Iwamoto, Toshihiko ^a   Shinozaki, Kazushi ^b   Kiuchi, Akihiro ^b   Umahara, Takahiko ^b   Takasaki, Masaru ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carotid lesion; Computer analysis; Echogenicity; Reproducibility; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0037367360     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jscd.2003.13     Document Type: Article

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