... further criteria to distinguish early atherosclerotic plaque formation from thickening of IMT and to standardize IMT measurements is expressed through this updated consensus. Plaque is defined as a focal structure that encroaches into the arterial lumen of at least 0.5 mm or 50% of the surrounding IMT...

... as a surrogate end point for determining the success of interventions that lower risk factors for atherosclerosis. The necessity for unified criteria to distinguish early atherosclerotic plaque formation from thickening of IMT and to standardize IMT measurements is addressed in this consensus statement. Plaque...

...J.M. de Bray; J.M. Baud; M. Dauzat An international consensus meeting to determine criteria for the characterization of extracranial carotid artery stenosis was held in Paris on December 13–14, 1996. Recommendations are the following if the degree of the stenosis and the precise location...

...J.M. de Bray; B. Glatt An international consensus meeting to determine criteria for the quantification of stenosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery was held in Paris on December 2 and 3, 1994. A review of the literature and expert analysis of validity and reproducibility led...