Characterization of In Vivo atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid artery with acoustic radiation force impulse imaging

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 706-709

  Dahl, Jeremy J ^a   Dumont, Douglas M ^a   Miller, Elizabeth M ^b   Schwark, Earl ^b   Allen, Jason D ^b   Trahey, Gregg E ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ANTARES; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B-MODE IMAGING; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID PLAQUES; FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HARD PLAQUES; HIGH CONTRAST; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH RESOLUTION; IMAGING PULSE; IN-VIVO; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; NEAR-WALL; SIEMENS; SMALL DISPLACEMENT; VESSEL WALLS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC RADIATORS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 38349099957     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2006.192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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