Sentences with phrase «measuring wall thicknesses»

The risk of developing congestive heart failure is proportional to disease severity, which is often classified by measuring wall thicknesses and left atrial size.

Not exact matches

Ultrasonic pigs measure how long it takes sound waves to bounce back from pipe walls in order to gauge the walls» thickness.

Barents» group measured the cold by the thickness of the ice inside the house walls — it reached a maximum of 5 centimetres.

The researchers used ultrasound to assess carotid wall thickness and MRI to define carotid plaque composition and the remodeling index, a measure of changes in vessel size.

«The primary factors that predicted future risk were measures of vessel wall thickness in combination with the presence or absence of a lipid core,» Dr. Bluemke said.

This study looked at 13,148 participants using an ultrasound to measure arterial wall thickness.

Carotid artery wall thickness is what was measured in the study I profiled in Eggs vs. Cigarettes in Atherosclerosis.

Ultrasound testing of the heart to measure the thickness of the heart wall and to determine the presence of HCM is used along with the gene tests (which are available from a number of laboratories) to characterise cats.

If one or more measures exceeded a certain thickness, biopsies were performed to examine all layers of the bowel wall.

This helps to visualize the heart valves, look for blood clots, measure the thickness of the walls of each heart chamber and even measure cardiac output.

The computer inside the echocardiography machine is able to precisely measure the thickness of the heart walls, the valves and measure the rate of blood flow throughout the heart given your pet's cardiologist an exact measure of how well all components of the heart are functioning.

Walls should be 1 to 2 feet thick, poke a measuring stick out to check thickness.

To get started, Energy.gov recommends homeowners «check the attic, walls, and floors adjacent to an unheated space, like a garage or basement... to see what type of insulation you have, and measure its depth or thickness (in inches).»