Reproducibility of ultrasonographic measurements of different carotid and femoral artery segments in healthy subjects and in patients with increased intima-media thickness

Clinical Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-324

  Smilde, T J ^a   Wollersheim, H ^a   Van Langen, H ^a   Stalenhoef, A F H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Femoral artery; Intima media thickness; Reproducibility; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030694129     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0930317     Document Type: Article

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