A method for arterial diameter change measurements using ultrasonic B-mode data

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1504-1512

  Cinthio, Magnus ^a   Jansson, Tomas ^a   Ahlgren, Åsa Rydén ^b   Lindström, Kjell ^a   Persson, Hans W ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Arteries; B mode image; Common carotid artery; Reproducibility; Vascular mechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIES; B-MODE IMAGES; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; VASCULAR MECHANICS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; IMAGE QUALITY; MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

MEASUREMENTS;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 77956013900     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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