This study demonstrates the technical feasibility of using a speckle-tracking algorithm to simultaneously measure both radial and longitudinal strain in the carotid artery, potentially improving arterial stiffness assessment.
Ultrasound-based estimation of arterial wall elasticity is commonly used to assess arterial stiffness. However, previous elastography studies have mostly addressed radial strain measurements, and the longitudinal strain has been more or less ignored. This study shows the feasibility of a speckle-tracking-based algorithm for simultaneous estimation of radial and longitudinal strain in the carotid artery in silico. Additionally, these results were preliminarily confirmed in vivo.
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