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Figure 1 | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Figure 1

From: Relationship of the metabolic syndrome to carotid ultrasound traits

Figure 1

Ultrasound images used for the determination of carotid anatomy in a subject with MetS. The panel on the left shows an image of the right carotid artery used to determine intima media thickness (IMT), with the arrows at the far carotid wall showing where IMT was determined. The panel on the right shows an image used to determine total plaque volume (TPV), with the encircled coloured region defining one of the plaques identified.

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