Carotid ultrasound in one, two and three dimensions

Vascular Disease Prevention

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-91

  Hegele, Robert A ^a,b   Al Shali, Khalid ^a   Khan, Hafiz M R ^a   Hanley, Anthony J G ^c   Harris, Stewart B ^b   Mamakeesick, Mary ^d   Zinman, Bernard ^c   Fenster, Aaron ^a   Spence, J David ^a,b   House, Andrew A ^b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Sandy Lake Health and Diabetes Project   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Intima media thickness; Non invasive imaging; Quantitative traits; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 20044377803     PISSN: 15672700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1567270052774386     Document Type: Article

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