In vivo characterization of atherosclerotic plaque of human carotid arteries with histopathological correlation using ARFI ultrasound

IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1794-1797

  Czernuszewicz, Tomasz J ^a   Homeister, Jonathon W ^b   Caughey, Melissa C ^b   Farber, Mark A ^b   Fulton, Joseph J ^b   Ford, Peter F ^b   Marston, William A ^b   Vallabhaneni, Raghuveer ^b   Nichols, Timothy C ^b   Gallippi, Caterina M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic radiation force; ARFI; atherosclerosis; carotid endarterectomy; CEA; plaque characterization; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATORS; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; BIOMINERALIZATION; MAMMALS; SURGERY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE; ARFI; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMIES; PLAQUE CHARACTERIZATIONS; STROKE;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS;

EID: 84910093006     PISSN: 19485719     EISSN: 19485727     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2014.0445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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