The stiffening of arteries by the tissue-mimicking gelatin

Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is widely used for estimating the stiffness of an artery. PWV is measured by the time of travel of the "foot" of the pressure wave over a known distance. This technique has a low time resolution and is an average measurement of artery stiffness between the two mea...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control. - 1986. - 53(2006), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 1534-9
1. Verfasser: Zhang, Xiaoming (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Greenleaf, James F
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control
Schlagworte:Letter Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Gelatin 9000-70-8
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Zusammenfassung:Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is widely used for estimating the stiffness of an artery. PWV is measured by the time of travel of the "foot" of the pressure wave over a known distance. This technique has a low time resolution and is an average measurement of artery stiffness between the two measuring sites. The elastic modulus of the artery can be estimated with PWV, but the surrounding tissue effects are not considered. In this paper an external short pulse wave is generated noninvasively in the arterial wall by the radiation force of ultrasound. The pulse wave velocity in the artery is measured by a scanning technique with high-time resolution. The effect of tissue-mimicking gelatin on the artery is analyzed by measuring the wave velocity of the artery without and embedded in gelatin. It is found that the tissue-mimicking gelatin significantly stiffens the rubber tube and the artery if they are embedded in gelatin
Beschreibung:Date Completed 12.09.2006
Date Revised 17.09.2019
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1525-8955