Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 27, Issue 10 , Pages 1333-1336 , October 2001

Does B-mode common carotid artery intima-media thickness differ from M-model?

  • Luc M. Van Bortel

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Prof. Dr. Luc Van Bortel, Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
    • Department of Pharmacology, Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Floris H. Vanmolkot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Janneke J. van der Heijden-Spek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Marsel Bregu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Jan A. Staessen

      Affiliations

    • Hypertension Unit, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • Arnold P. Hoeks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biophysics, Maastricht University, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands

Received 23 April 2001 ,Accepted 20 July 2001.

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