Ultrasonic tissue characterization of vulnerable carotid plaque: Correlation between videodensitometric method and histological examination

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Baroncini, Liz Andréa V ^a   Pazin Filho, Antonio ^a   Murta Jr , Luiz O ^a   Martins, Antonio R ^a   Ramos, Simone G ^a   Cherri, Jesualdo ^a   Piccinato, Carlos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ULTRASOUND; VIDEODENSITOMETRY;

AGED; CALCIUM; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33748502128     PISSN: 14767120     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-4-32     Document Type: Article

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