Advanced vascular measurements and analysis
Vivid S70 / S60 – User Manual 8-83
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Figure 8-47. IMT measurement (Posterior wall)
IMT Measurement procedure
The following procedure describes the posterior IMT
measurement.
1. Acquire a longitudinal scan of the carotid artery and
optimize the image.
2. Press Freeze.
3. Scroll to an end-diastolic frame where the intima layer is
clearly visible.
4. Press Measure.
5. Select the appropriate IMT measurement. If measuring the
IMT of the posterior wall of the right common carotid select
Rt and CCA IMT Post (Figure 8-48).
1. Vessel lumen
2. Vessel wall
3. Lumen-Intima boundary
4. Media-Adventitia boundary
5. Multiple IMT measurements
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