Quantitative Assessment of Aortic Elasticity With Aging Using Velocity-Vector Imaging and Its Histologic Correlation
Author(s) -
Sung-Ai Kim,
Kyung Hye Lee,
Ho-Yeon Won,
Sungha Park,
Ji Hyung Chung,
Yangsoo Jang,
JongWon Ha
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.113.301312
Subject(s) - aorta , velocity vector , elastin , thoracic aorta , descending aorta , medicine , anatomy , strain (injury) , elastic modulus , biomedical engineering , materials science , cardiology , pathology , physics , composite material , computational physics
Velocity-vector imaging (VVI) represents a valuable new method for noninvasive quantification of vascular properties associated with aging. The purpose of this study was to assess the correlations between VVI parameters and histological changes with aging.
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