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Measurements of carotid intima media thickness in non-invasive high-frequency ultrasound images: the effect of dynamic range setting

BACKGROUND: Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) measured with ultrasound (US) is widely used as biomarker for arteriosclerosis and as surrogate endpoint in interventional studies to assess efficacy of drug therapies. Strict US protocols are necessary to ensure reproducibility. The range of US sign...

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Autores principales: Gaarder, Mario, Seierstad, Therese
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4328984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-13-5