Ultrasonic instrument for accurate measurements of spatial parameters in blood vessels

The present research is aimed at the development of an ultrasonic medical instrument capable of measuring the intima-media thicknesses (IMT) of artery walls that are considered by medical practitioners as good indicators of the risk of atherosclerosis. This overcomes two notable limitations of the i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mani, Mohammad H.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33355/