Multi-examiner reliability of automated radio frequency-based ultrasound measurements of common carotid intima-media thickness in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1860-1864

  Naredo, Esperanza ^a   Möller, Ingrid ^b   Gutiérrez, Marwin ^c   Bong, David A ^b   Cobo, Tatiana ^d   Corominas, Hector ^e   Corrales, Alfonso ^f   di Geso, Luca ^c   Garcia Vivar, Maria Luz ^g   Iagnocco, Annamaria ^h   Macarròn, Pilar ⁱ   Navio, Teresa ^j   Garrido, Jesús ^k   González Juanatey, Carlos ^l  

^a HOSPITAL SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Poal   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^e Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Hospital Sant Joan Despi Moisés Broggi   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

ⁱ Hospital Clinico   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INFANTA LEONOR   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL XERAL CALDE   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Radio frequency; Reliability; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY BASED ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOMATION; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 80053159299     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker206     Document Type: Article

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