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Carotid ultrasound phenotypes in vulnerable populations.
Cardiovascular ultrasound - 13 Nov 2006
Riccio Silvia A, House Andrew A, Spence J David, Fenster Aaron, Parraga Grace
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BACKGROUND: Biomarkers of carotid atherosclerosis range from those that are widely available and relatively simple to measure such as serum cholesterol levels, and B-mode Ultrasound measurement of intima media thickness (IMT) to those that are more complex and technologically demanding but perhaps potentially more sensitive and specific to disease such as total plaque volume and total plaque area measured from...
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