Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

"Carotid Intima-Media Thickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D059168
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.350.850.150 E01.370.370.180 G09.330.210
Concept/Terms	Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Carotid Intima Media Thickness Intima-Media Thickness, Carotid

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Carotid Intima-Media Thickness".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Diagnostic Imaging [E01.370.350]
Ultrasonography [E01.370.350.850]
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness [E01.370.350.850.150]
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular [E01.370.370]
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness [E01.370.370.180]
Biological Sciences [G]
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09]
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena [G09.330]
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness [G09.330.210]

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