Usefulness of a new automatic boundary detection system (acoustic quantification) for assessing stiffness of the descending thoracic aorta by transesophageal echocardiography.
Mügge
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A
Department of Internal Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
Daniel
W G
WG
Niedermeyer
J
J
Hausmann
D
D
Nikutta
P
P
Lichtlen
P R
PR
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000502:physiology