Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 196-203 , December 2008

Measurement of systolic and diastolic arterial wall shear stress in the ascending aorta

  • Efstathios P. Efstathopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Second Department of Radiology, General University Hospital “ATTIKON” Rimini 1 Street, Chaidari GR 124 62, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 5831 827; fax: +30 210 5326 418.
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  • George Patatoukas

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Ioannis Pantos

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Athens, Greece
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  • Odysseas Benekos

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Demosthenes Katritsis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic, Athens, Greece
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  • Nikolaos L. Kelekis

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Received 3 September 2007 ,Revised 1 February 2008 ,Accepted 2 February 2008.

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PII: S1120-1797(08)00038-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2008.02.001

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 196-203 , December 2008

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