Kev kuaj carotid intima-media thickness test (CIMT), tseem hu ua carotid artery IMT ultrasound scan, siv ultrasound los ntsuas qhov tuab ntawm intima thiab media, ob txheej sab hauv ntawm cov hlab ntsha carotid.
Cov kev ntsuas no tuaj yeem pab cov kws kho mob ntsuas kev noj qab haus huv ntawm cov hlab ntsha carotid thiab kev pheej hmoo ntawm cov kab mob plawv xws li mob plawv thiab mob stroke, txawm tias cov neeg mob asymptomatic. Cov yam tseem ceeb rau kev nce carotid intima-media thickness muaj xws li:
kev laus
cov roj cholesterol siab
ntshav siab
haus luam yeeb
ntshav qab zib
rog rog
txoj kev ua neej tsis muaj zog
