A novel 3-dimensional micro-ultrasound approach to automated measurement of carotid arterial plaque volume as a biomarker for experimental atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-65

  Walker III, Matthew ^a   Campbell, Barry R ^a   Azer, Karim ^a   Tong, Christopher ^a   Fang, Kaijie ^a   Cook, Jacquelynn J ^a   Forrest, Michael J ^a   Kempadoo, Kimberly ^a   Wright, Samuel D ^a   Saltzman, Jeffrey S ^a   MacIntyre, Euan ^a   Hargreaves, Richard ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

apoE; Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery plaque; Micro ultrasound; Ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE MODEL; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTIMA; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; AUTOMATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67349114086     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.09.013     Document Type: Article

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