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Ultrasound imaging for arterial wall thickness measurement: an in vitro study with stereomicroscopic correlation. 1998

R O Raninen

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.

Accuracy of B-mode ultrasonography was assessed in determining the arterial intima + media thicknesses at the near and far wall positions. From 10 human cadavers, 20 common carotid and 20 common femoral arteries were removed at autopsy and the intima + media thicknesses were measured with ultrasonography at the near and far wall locations and with stereomicroscopy. The differences between the locations were not statistically significant. The difference (mean +/- SD) between the stereomicroscopic and ultrasound measurements in the carotid artery was 0.12 +/- 0.09 mm at the near wall and 0.13 +/- 0.16 mm at the far wall and, in the femoral artery, 0.08 +/- 0.12 mm and 0.13 +/- 0.14 at the respective locations. At all locations, the stereomicroscope measurement was statistically significantly (p < 0.05) greater than the ultrasound measurement.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D005263	Femoral Artery	The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.	Common Femoral Artery,Arteries, Common Femoral,Arteries, Femoral,Artery, Common Femoral,Artery, Femoral,Common Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries, Common,Femoral Artery, Common
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014463	Ultrasonography	The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.	Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D017536	Carotid Artery, Common	The two principal arteries supplying the structures of the head and neck. They ascend in the neck, one on each side, and at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, each divides into two branches, the external (CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL) and internal (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL) carotid arteries.	Common Carotid Artery,Arteries, Common Carotid,Artery, Common Carotid,Carotid Arteries, Common,Common Carotid Arteries
D066298	In Vitro Techniques	Methods to study reactions or processes taking place in an artificial environment outside the living organism.	In Vitro Test,In Vitro Testing,In Vitro Tests,In Vitro as Topic,In Vitro,In Vitro Technique,In Vitro Testings,Technique, In Vitro,Techniques, In Vitro,Test, In Vitro,Testing, In Vitro,Testings, In Vitro,Tests, In Vitro,Vitro Testing, In