Arterial stiffness identification of the human carotid artery using the stress-strain relationship in vivo

• Main Authors: Khamdaeng,T., Luo,J., Vappou,J., Terdtoon,P., Konofagou,E.E.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Acoustics and Ultrasonics
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84855555061&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38986
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Arterial stiffness is well accepted as a reliable indicator of arterial disease. Increase in carotid arterial stiffness has been associated with carotid arterial disease, e.g., atherosclerotic plaque, thrombosis, stenosis, etc. Several methods for carotid arterial stiffness assessment have been prop...