carotid Intima-Media thickness

Preferred Label : carotid Intima-Media thickness;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : Intima-Media thickness, carotid; carotid intima media thickness;

Details

Origin ID

D059168;

UMLS CUI

C1960466;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Carotid intima media thickness (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- carotid Intima-Media thickness [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- carotid intimal medial thickness 1 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- tunica intima [MeSH Descriptor]
- tunica media [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Carotid intima media thickness (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]

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