Estimation of the Transverse Strain Tensor in the Arterial Wall Using IVUS Image Registration

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1832-1845

  Liang, Yun ^a   Zhu, Hui ^a   Friedman, Morton H ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artery phantom; Atherosclerosis; Elastography; Image registration; Intravascular ultrasound; Strain tensor; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ARTERY PHANTOM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; STRAIN TENSOR; VULNERABLE PLAQUE;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE REGISTRATION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; TENSORS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

STRAIN;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOTION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 54049145853     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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