Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque assessment by trained medical residents: Validation and preliminary testing of a training protocol

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1457-1464

  Aldridge, Michael E ^a   Do, Khuyen ^a   Oo, Thiri ^a   Naqvi, Tasneem Z ^b,c  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid ultrasound; Intima media thickness; Medical residents; Plaque; Subclinical atherosclerosis; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ASE; CARDIOHEALTH STATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CAROTID ULTRASOUND; CCA; CHS; CIMT; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CV; CVD; IMT; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; MEDICAL RESIDENTS; PLAQUE; SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; TOST; TRAINING; TWO ONE-SIDED T TEST;

CALIFORNIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING;

EID: 84888438469     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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