A novel noninvasive technique for pulse-wave imaging and characterization of clinically-significant vascular mechanical properties in vivo

Ultrasonic Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 137-154

  Fujikura, Kana ^a   Luo, Jianwen ^a   Gamarnik, Viktor ^a   Pernot, Mathieu ^a   Fukumoto, Royd ^b   Tilson III, Martin David ^b,c   Konofagou, Elisa E ^a,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA); Radiofrequency (rf); Regional pulse wave; Ultrasound; Wall velocity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MAMMALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; PULSE WAVE; RADIO FREQUENCIES; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; WALL VELOCITY;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANICS; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PULSE WAVE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 37349126923     PISSN: 01617346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016173460702900301     Document Type: Article

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