Prospective comparison of different ultrasound modalities to measure thicknesses less than 1 mm;Prospektiver vergleich verschiedener ultraschallverfahren zur dickenmessung im grenzbereich von dicken unter 1 millimeter

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Wunsch, Rainer ^a   Dudwiesus, H ^b   Reinehr, T ^c  

^a Vestische Kinderklinik   (Germany)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Technical aspects; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHILD; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTIMA; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TRANSDUCER; TUNICA MEDIA;

AGE FACTORS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSDUCERS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 33846898298     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-927237     Document Type: Article

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