Velocity vector imaging of longitudinal mechanical properties of upstream and downstream shoulders and fibrous cap tops of human carotid atherosclerotic plaque

Echocardiography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-218

  Huang, Xiao Zhen ^a,b   Wang, Zhi Yun ^a   Dai, Xiao Hua ^c   Yun Zhang, ^a   Zhang, Mei ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Cardiology   (China)

^c SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acoustic densitometry; carotid atherosclerotic plaque; mechanical property; velocity vector imaging; vulnerable plaque region

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DENSITOMETRY IMAGING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DENSITOMETRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VELOCITY; VELOCITY VECTOR IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84873731516     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/echo.12005     Document Type: Article

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