New non-invasive method for intima-media thickness and intima-media compression measurements

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 385-388

  Cinthio, Magnus ^a   Jansson, Tomas ^a   Persson, Hans W ^a   Lindström, Kjell ^a   Ahlgren, Åsa Ryden ^b  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Common carotid artery; Diameter change; Distension; IMC; IMT; Lumen diameter; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA MEDIA COMPRESSION (IMC); INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS (IMT); LUMEN DIAMETER;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 33847109679     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2005.1602875     Document Type: Conference Paper

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