The echogenecity of the intima-media complex in the common carotid artery is closely related to the echogenecity in plaques

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 411-414

  Lind, Lars ^a   Andersson, Jessika ^a   Rönn, Monika ^a   Gustavsson, Tomas ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Echogenecity; Intima media thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 36048979397     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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