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Ultrasonography, Carotid Arteries MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Ultrasonography, Carotid Arteries
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.350.850.708
Unique ID
D000092262
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092262
Scope Note
Ultrasound imaging of the CAROTID ARTERIES to measure their morphological components such as arterial wall shape and thickness; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; and STENOSIS. BLOOD CIRCULATION in the carotid is visualized via DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
Entry Term(s)
Carotid Artery Ultrasonography
Carotid Ultrasonography
Carotid Ultrasound
Ultrasonography of Carotid Arteries
Ultrasonography of Carotid Artery
Ultrasonography, Carotid Artery
Previous Indexing
Carotid Arteries/diagnostic imaging (1996-2022)(2022)
Ultrasonography (1974-2022)
See Also
Carotid Arteries
Public MeSH Note
2023
History Note
2023
Date Introduced
2023/01/01
Last Updated
2023/01/01
Ultrasonography, Carotid Arteries Preferred
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