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MeSH Heading: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Tree Number(s): E01.370.350.850.708.500; E01.370.370.180; G09.330.210
Unique ID: D059168
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059168
Scope Note: A measurement of the thickness of the carotid artery walls. It is measured by B-mode ULTRASONOGRAPHY and is used as a surrogate marker for ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
Previous Indexing: Carotid Arteries/ultrasonography (1991-2011); Tunica Intima/ultrasonography (1994-2011); Tunica Media/ultrasonography (1994-2011)
See Also: Tunica Intima; Tunica Media
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2022/04/08

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