The use of Speckle Reduction Imaging (SRI) Ultrasound in the characterization of carotid artery plaques

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 427-433

  Liasis, Nikolaos ^a   Klonaris, Chris ^a   Katsargyris, Athanasios ^a   Georgopoulos, Sotirios ^a   Labropoulos, Nicos ^b   Tsigris, Chris ^a   Giannopoulos, Athanasios ^a   Bastounis, Elias ^a  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

B mode; Carotid artery ultrasound; Image quality improvement; Reverberation artifacts; Speckle

Indexed keywords

IMAGE QUALITY; LINEAR SYSTEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; SPECKLE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

PLAQUE ECHOGENICITY; REVERBERATION ARTIFACTS; SPECKLE REDUCTION IMAGING (SRI);

MEDICAL IMAGING;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 39449090147     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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