The assessment of local arterial stiffness from ultrasound images

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2007, Pages 761-764

  Bianchini, E ^a   Giannarelli, C ^b   Faita, F ^a   Raimo, K ^b   Gemignani, V ^a   Ghiadoni, L ^b   Demi, M ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Esaote   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES; GOLD STANDARDS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS; PULSE PRESSURES; PULSE WAVE VELOCITIES; ULTRASOUND DATUM; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; VIDEO-PROCESSING;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ACOUSTIC WAVES; CARDIOLOGY; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 62249205531     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CIC.2007.4745597     Document Type: Conference Paper

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