Ultrasonographic investigation of the mechanics of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques: Significance of the volume strain

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-220

  Bardelli, Moreno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Department of Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche e Sperimentali ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STROKE; VOLUME COMPRESSION RATIO; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELASTOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID STENOSIS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63849087634     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328324f4b6     Document Type: Note

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