Arterial Wave Intensity and Ventricular-Arterial Coupling by Vascular Ultrasound: Rationale and Methods for the Automated Analysis of Forwards and Backwards Running Waves

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 266-277

  Rakebrandt, F ^a   Palombo, C ^b   Swampillai, J ^a   Schon F ^c   Donald, A ^d   Kozakova M ^b   Kato, K ^c   Fraser, A G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Aloka Company Ltd   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cardiovascular ultrasound; Quality control; Wave intensity; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; INDEPENDENT PREDICTORS; LOCAL WAVES; NET ENERGIES; NOISY DATUMS; PEAK AMPLITUDES; QUALITY INDICES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; RUNNING WAVES; SYSTOLIC FUNCTIONS; TRAVELLING WAVES; ULTRASOUND SCANNERS; VASCULAR FUNCTIONS; WATER HAMMER EQUATIONS; WAVE INTENSITY; WAVE REFLECTION; WAVE TRAVELS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; LIGHT MODULATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; REFLECTION; STIFFNESS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ULTRASONICS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VELOCITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 58249144088     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.08.013     Document Type: Article

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