Angle-dependence and reproducibility of dual-beam vector doppler ultrasound in the common carotid arteries of normal volunteers

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-276

  Steel, Robin ^a,f   Ramnarine, K V ^a   Criton, A ^b   Davidson, F ^a   Allan, P L ^c   Humphries, N ^c   Routh, H F ^d   Fish, P J ^e   Hoskins, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angle dependence; Carotid; Reproducibility; Ultrasound; Vector Doppler; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; DOPPLER EFFECT;

LINEAR-ARRAY SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BEAM SYSTEMS;

ULTRASONICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 1442299335     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.10.020     Document Type: Article

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