Simulated Pulse Wave Imaging for Local Stiffness Estimation in Patient–specific Aortas with Phantom Validation
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Background: The aortic stiffness has widely been reported as an independent indicator of all–cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases. Traditional methods for measuring arterial stiffness in vivo involve either invasive procedures or provide a global average estimate. An attractive alternative for noninvasive estimation of local arterial stiffness is based on pulse wave imaging (PWI), a method developed by our group [1,2,3] for regional pulse wave visualization and regional pulse wave velocity (PWV) measurement.
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