The Relationship of Carotid Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Vessel Wall Volume with Age and Sex: Comparison to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

Automated measurement of mean wall thick

Automated measurement of mean wall thickness in the common carotid artery by MRI: A comparison to intima-media thickness by B-mode ultrasound

✍ Hunter R. Underhill; William S. Kerwin; Thomas S. Hatsukami; Chun Yuan 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 616 KB

## Abstract ## Purpose To determine whether the mean wall thickness (MWT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) measured by MRI is comparable to B‐mode ultrasound (US) measurement of the intima‐media thickness (IMT), an established marker of cardiovascular risk. ## Materials and Methods As part of