Use of B-mode ultrasound to examine preclinical markers of atherosclerosis: Image quality may bias associations between adiposity and measures of vascular structure and function

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-369

  Magnussen, Costan G ^a,b,d   Thomson, Russell ^a   Juonala, Markus ^b   Viikari, Jorma S A ^b   Dwyer, Terence ^d   Raitakari, Olli T ^b,c   Venn, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adiposity; B mode ultrasound; Bias; Carotid intima media thickness; Image quality; Preclinical atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADIPOSITY; BIAS; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; PRECLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; REGRESSION COEFFICIENT;

IMAGE QUALITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952180423     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.3.363     Document Type: Article

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