Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) begins in childhood and has a long latent
period before manifesting with clinical ASCVD events later in life. B-mode ultrasound is used …

In this review, we describe how technological advances in ultrasound imaging related to
transducer construction and image processing fundamentally alter generation of ultrasound …

Background Carotid ultrasound is an accepted method for the detection of subclinical
atherosclerosis. Valid methods that allow quantitation of carotid atheroma burden may be …

Traditional coronary heart disease risk prediction schemes such as the Framingham Risk
Score, although useful, do not adequately identify all individuals who experience an adverse …

High-resolution B-mode ultrasonography enables us to accurately assess vessel wall
characteristics of the carotid arteries in populations at large. This technique facilitates the …

Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a noninvasive measurement of the artery wall
thickness, inclusive of atherosclerotic plaque, obtained using ultrasound imaging. In the …

Thus, despite the unique feasibility of CIMT assessment in daily practice, the above limita‑
tions urge the need for either fully automated ultrasound systems that avoid human interven …

A widely adopted surrogate for predicting rates of cardiovascular events involves measure of
carotid intimal-medial thickness (CIMT) by B mode ultrasound, a technique available since …

Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements are now recognized as a
surrogate measure of atherosclerosis. The measurement is performed on high-resolution …

Ultrasound measurements of the carotid wall are widely used surrogate markers for
atherosclerosis with the intima-media thickness [IMT] being the most commonly measured …