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Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Lara-Montalvo, Ruben Angel
Email Address	ruben__lara at hotmail.com
URN	etd-1203102-165958
Title	Ultrasound Determination of Absolute Backscatter from Arterial Wall Structures
Degree	MS
Department	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Advisors	Peder C. Pedersen, Advisor Fred J. Looft, Committee Member Edward A. Clancy, Committee Member
Keywords	atherosclerotic plaque signal processing ultrasound
Date of Presentation/Defense	2002-12-20
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This thesis presents an ultrasound technique for measuring the absolute integrated backscatter (IBS) of arterial wall structures through an intervening inhomogeneous soft tissue layer. The aberrating effect of this tissue layer is minimized by normalizing the measured IBS from the wall region of interest with the IBS from an adjacent range cell in blood. The technique may become a tool to differentiate between stable and vulnerable plaques in the carotid artery.
Files	lara-montalvo.pdf

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