Quantification of progression and regression of carotid vessel atherosclerosis using 3D ultrasound images

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3819-3822

  Chiu, Bernard ^a,b   Egger, Micaela ^a,b   Spence, J David ^a   Parraga, Grace ^a   Fenster, Aaron ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSELS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MORPHOLOGY; ULTRASONICS;

ARTERIAL STRUCTURE; ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS; CAROTID VESSEL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART ATTACKS;

PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 34047112918     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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