Motion extracted from the carotid artery wall provides unique information for vascular health
evaluation. Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion corresponds to the multiphasic arterial
wall excursion in the direction parallel to blood flow during the cardiac cycle. While this
motion phenomenon has been well characterized, there is a general lack of awareness
regarding its implications for vascular health assessment or even basic vascular physiology.
In the last decade, novel estimation strategies and clinical investigations have greatly …