Cyclic and radial variation of the echogenicity of blood in human carotid arteries observed by harmonic imaging

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1118-1124

  Paeng, Dong Guk ^a   Nam, Kweon Ho ^b   Shung, K Kirk ^c  

^a Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cyclic and radial variation; Echogenicity; Erythrocyte aggregation; Harmonic imaging; Pulsatile flow; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGENICITY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HARMONIC IMAGING; RADIAL VARIATIONS;

BLOOD; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; PULSATILE FLOW; SHEAR DEFORMATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FEMALE; HARMONIC IMAGING; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SWINE; SYSTOLE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PERIODICITY; PULSATILE FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953892364     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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