The assessment of local arterial stiffness from ultrasound images

E. Bianchini; C. Giannarelli; F. Faita; K. Raimo; V. Gemignani; L. Ghiadoni; M. Demi

doi:10.1109/CIC.2007.4745597

The assessment of local arterial stiffness from ultrasound images

E. Bianchini, C. Giannarelli, F. Faita, K. Raimo, V. Gemignani, L. Ghiadoni, M. Demi

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Abstract

Local arterial stiffness of the superficial arteries can be evaluated by measuring the diameter change during the heart cycle from ultrasound data in conjunction with the local pulse pressure. In this work, such a system is introduced, and the obtained results on the common carotid artery are compared with those obtained by measuring the carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) which can be considered to be the "gold standard" technique for the evaluation of arterial stiffness. 14 healthy subjects and 14 hypertensive patients were involved in the study. Results show that a direct evaluation of local carotid stiffness, obtained by an appropriate video processing system, can discriminate between healthy and hypertensive patients as does the carotid-femoral P WV technique.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computers in Cardiology 2007, CAR 2007
Pages	761-764
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CIC.2007.4745597
State	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	Computers in Cardiology 2007, CAR 2007 - Durham, NC, United States Duration: 30 Sep 2007 → 3 Oct 2007

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Name	Computers in Cardiology
Volume	34
ISSN (Print)	0276-6574

Conference

Conference	Computers in Cardiology 2007, CAR 2007
Country/Territory	United States
City	Durham, NC
Period	30/09/07 → 3/10/07

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Bianchini, E, Giannarelli, C, Faita, F, Raimo, K, Gemignani, V, Ghiadoni, L & Demi, M 2007, The assessment of local arterial stiffness from ultrasound images. in Computers in Cardiology 2007, CAR 2007., 4745597, Computers in Cardiology, vol. 34, pp. 761-764, Computers in Cardiology 2007, CAR 2007, Durham, NC, United States, 30/09/07. https://doi.org/10.1109/CIC.2007.4745597

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