Manual planimetric measurement of carotid plaque volume using three-dimensional ultrasound imaging

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1496-1505

  Landry, Anthony ^a   Ainsworth, Craig ^a   Blake, Chris ^a   Spence, J David ^a   Fenster, Aaron ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Carotid disease; Manual planimetry; Plaque progression; Plaque volume

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

3-D ULTRASOUND; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIANCES; MANUAL PLANIMETRY; PLAQUE PROGRESSION; PLAQUE VOLUME; ROOT MEAN SQUARE DIFFERENCES; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) ULTRASOUND (3D US); THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS);

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VARIANCE;

EID: 34147179355     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2715487     Document Type: Article

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