Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1029-1038 , July 2007

Measurement of the Reflectivity of the Intima-Medial Layer of the Common Carotid Artery Improves the Discriminatory Value of Intima-Medial Thickness Measurement as a Predictor of Risk of Atherosclerotic Disease

  • Stephen M. Ellis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
    • Current address: Department of Radiology, London Chest Hospital, Bonner Rd, London E29JX, United Kingdom.
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  • Rossi P. Naoumova

      Affiliations

    • MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, UK
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  • Clare K. Neuwirth

      Affiliations

    • MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, UK
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  • Robert Eckersley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, UK
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  • David O. Cosgrove

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, UK
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  • Gilbert R. Thompson

      Affiliations

    • MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, UK
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  • Paul S. Sidhu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Paul S. Sidhu, Radiology, Denmark Hill, King’s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, United Kingdom.

Received 1 March 2006 ,Revised 1 September 2006 ,Accepted 1 November 2006.

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PII: S0301-5629(07)00077-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.02.002

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1029-1038 , July 2007

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