Archives of Acoustics,
25, 2, pp. , 2000
Common carotid wall elasticity and intima-media thickness examinations by means of ultrasound
The aim of this study was to examine the relation between
the intima-media thickness and the wall elasticity measured simultaneously in
the same cross-section of the common carotid artery. A group of 40 persons (19
healthy and 21 with hypertension and/or atherosclerosis) aged 22 to 81 were
diagnosed by means of ultrasound. A high correlation occurred between the wall
stiffness coefficient [ampersand]alpha; and the intima-media thickness (r=0.950,
p[ampersand]lt;0.00001).
the intima-media thickness and the wall elasticity measured simultaneously in
the same cross-section of the common carotid artery. A group of 40 persons (19
healthy and 21 with hypertension and/or atherosclerosis) aged 22 to 81 were
diagnosed by means of ultrasound. A high correlation occurred between the wall
stiffness coefficient [ampersand]alpha; and the intima-media thickness (r=0.950,
p[ampersand]lt;0.00001).
Keywords:
arterial wall elasticity; intina-media thickness; carotid artery;
ultrasound
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