Advanced Image Analysis Can Provide Better Risk Assessment In Hardening Of The Arteries
Friday, June 5, 2009 - 11:42
in Health & Medicine
Ultrasound examination of the carotid artery is a patient-friendly and inexpensive method for assessing atherosclerosis and thereby predicting the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Researchers have now developed new analytical methods for ultrasound images that can provide more reliable and more exact assessments of atherosclerosis.