Automated measurement and statistical modelling of elastic laminae in arteries

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 749-763

  Xu, Hai ^a   Hu, Jin Jia ^b   Humphrey, Jay D ^b   Liu, Jyh Charn ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated histology; Discrete radon transform; Furcation point analysis; Quantitative pathology; Randomised complete block design; Vascular elastin

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED HISTOLOGY; DISCRETE RADON TRANSFORM; FURCATION POINT ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE PATHOLOGY; RANDOMISED COMPLETE BLOCK DESIGN; VASCULAR ELASTIN;

AUTOMATION; BIOMECHANICS; DESIGN; DISEASES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PATHOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; ELASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; AUTOMATION; ELASTICITY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SWINE;

EID: 78650315041     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840903580033     Document Type: Article

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