Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1064-1074 , July 2007

3D Reconstruction of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque: Comparison Between Spatial Compound Ultrasound Models and Anatomical Models

  • Bo L. Lind

      Affiliations

    • Center for Arteriosclerosis Detection with Ultrasound, Ørsted•DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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  • Jens Fagertun

      Affiliations

    • Center for Arteriosclerosis Detection with Ultrasound, Ørsted•DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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  • Jens E. Wilhjelm

      Affiliations

    • Center for Arteriosclerosis Detection with Ultrasound, Ørsted•DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jens E. Wilhjelm, Ørsted•DTU, Electronics and Signal Processing, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads, bldg. 348, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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  • Maja S. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Center for Arteriosclerosis Detection with Ultrasound, Ørsted•DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
    • ,
  • Henrik Sillesen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 17 May 2006 ,Revised 8 January 2007 ,Accepted 8 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.01.011

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1064-1074 , July 2007

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