J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2016 Sep;24(3):195-196. 10.4250/jcu.2016.24.3.195.

Speckle Tracking of Common Carotid Artery: A New Method for the Evaluation of Mechanical Vascular Function of Atherosclerosis

• Choi JO

• KMID: 2353094
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2016.24.3.195

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Atherosclerosis*
Carotid Artery, Common*
Methods*

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