Successful novice's training in obtaining accurate assessment of carotid IMT using an automated ultrasound system

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 637-642

  Vanoli, Davide ^a   Wiklund, Urban ^a   Lindqvist, Per ^a   Henein, Michael ^a   Näslund, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Health screening; Intima media thickness; Vascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAROTID ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRAINING; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROCEDURES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84901269007     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet254     Document Type: Article

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