Measurement of wave velocity in arterial walls with ultrasound transducers

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1655-1660

  Zhang, Xiaoming ^a   Greenleaf, James F ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial wall; Measurement; Ultrasound Doppler; Wave velocity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DISEASES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC ABSORPTION; WAVE EFFECTS;

ARTERIAL WALL; DOPPLER TRANSCEIVERS; ULTRASOUND DOPPLER; WAVE VELOCITY;

VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VIBRATION;

ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33750802957     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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