Performance Comparison of Ultrasound-Based Methods to Assess Aortic Diameter and Stiffness in Normal and Aneurysmal Mice

OBJECTIVE: Several ultrasound-based methods are currently used to assess aortic diameter, circumferential strain and stiffness in mice, but none of them is flawless and a gold standard is lacking. We aimed to assess the validity and sensitivity of these methods in control animals and animals develop...

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Autores principales: Trachet, Bram, Fraga-Silva, Rodrigo A., Londono, Francisco J., Swillens, Abigaïl, Stergiopulos, Nikolaos, Segers, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129007

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129007

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