Head orientation should be considered in ultrasound studies on carotid artery distensibility

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1551-1555

  Holtackers, Robert J ^a,b   Spronck, Bart ^a,b   Heusinkveld, Maarten H G ^a,b   Crombag, Geneviève ^a,b   Op T'roodt, Jos ^a   Delhaas, Tammo ^a,b   Kooi, M Eline ^a,b   Reesink, Koen D ^a,b   Hermeling, Evelien ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carotid artery; distension; head orientation; longitudinal strain; MRI; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISTENSIBILITY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; BODY POSITION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; HEAD; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTURE; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969988055     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000985     Document Type: Article

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