Assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis using contrast-enhanced ultrasound

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-61

  Van Den Oord, Stijn C H ^a   Ten Kate, Gerrit L ^a   Akkus, Zeynettin ^a   Renaud, Guillaume ^a   Sijbrands, Eric J G ^a   Ten Cate, Folkert J ^a   Van Der Lugt, Aad ^a   Bosch, Johan G ^a   De Jong, Nico ^a   Van Der Steen, Antonius F W ^a   Schinkel, Arend F L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid ultrasound; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Intima media thickness

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871250441     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes109     Document Type: Article

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