How can the variability in ultrasound measurement of intima-media thickness be reduced? Studies of interobserver variability in carotid and femoral arteries

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-55

  Schmidt, C ^a   Wendelhag, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial wall; Atherosclerosis; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID SINUS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0032945840     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.1999.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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