Automated Border Detection for Assessing the Mechanical Properties of the Carotid Arteries: Comparison with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 567-572

  Luc, Michael ^a   Polonsky, Tamar ^a   Lammertin, Georgeanne ^a   Spencer, Kirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated border detection; Carotid arteries; Carotid intima media thickness; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOMATED BOARDER DETECTION; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 77951667105     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.01.024     Document Type: Article

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