Data density curves of B-mode ultrasound arterial wall thickness measurements in unaffected control and at-risk populations

International Angiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-365

  De Groot, Eric ^a   Hovingh, G K ^a,b   Zwinderman, A H ^a   Wiegman, A ^a   Smit, A J ^c   Kastelein, J J P ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artery; Risk factors; Utrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMORAL ARTERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; RISK FACTOR; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 30844435907     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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