Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: One size does not fit all

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1135-1137

  Peters, Sanne A E ^a   Den Ruijter, Hester M ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOGRAPHY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84866743605     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.08.003     Document Type: Note

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