title: Detection of early carotid arterial atherosclerosis by briefly trained physicians using a hand-held ultrasound device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Scripps-Mercy Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA. kimura.bruce@scrippshealth.org
authors.forename: Bruce J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Duyen T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Stan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Amundson
authors.forename: Anthony N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: DeMaria
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*