title: Editorial comment--Vascular thickness and calcification as markers of atherosclerotic burden.
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Meschia
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D001027:Aortography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography