title: Ask the doctor. I've been seeing ads for a test called IMT that is supposed to spot heart disease and tell how serious it is, even if you don't have any symptoms. Is this for real?
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography