Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1436-1442 , September 2009

Comparison of Degree of Stenosis and Plaque Volume for the Assessment of Carotid Atherosclerosis Using 2-D Ultrasound

  • Axel de Labriolle

      Affiliations

    • Departement de Cardiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Tours, France
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  • Dania Mohty

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Nucléaire et Ultrasons, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Tours, France
    • ,
  • Gérard Pacouret

      Affiliations

    • Departement de Cardiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Tours, France
    • ,
  • Bruno Giraudeau

      Affiliations

    • Centre d'investigation clinique INSERM 202, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Tours, France
    • ,
  • Jérome Fichet

      Affiliations

    • Departement de Cardiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Tours, France
    • ,
  • Benoit Fremont

      Affiliations

    • Departement de Cardiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Tours, France
    • ,
  • Laurent Fauchier

      Affiliations

    • Departement de Cardiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Tours, France
    • ,
  • Bernard Charbonnier

      Affiliations

    • Departement de Cardiologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire, Tours, France
    • ,
  • Philippe Arbeille

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Nucléaire et Ultrasons, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Tours, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Philippe Arbeille, EFMP-CHU Trousseau, 37044 Tours, Cedex 1, France.

Received 22 June 2008 ,Revised 17 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 March 2009.

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PII: S0301-5629(09)00126-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.03.013

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1436-1442 , September 2009

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