Noninvasive Low-Frequency Ultrasound Energy Causes Vasodilation in Humans

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 532-537

  Iida, Kiyoshi ^a   Luo, Huai ^a   Hagisawa, Kohsuke ^a   Akima, Takashi ^a   Shah, Prediman K ^a   Naqvi, Tasneem Z ^a   Siegel, Robert J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; IMAGING; LOW FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASODILATION;

EID: 33746257202     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.03.046     Document Type: Article

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