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No plaque or velocity shifts identified bilaterally."written on cimt(carotid intima media thickness)reportdoes above mean plaque is 0,<10,<20,<30,<50

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Good: If no plaque, that is good. Plaque causes velocity shift.

Answered 2/7/2018

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Carotid imaging: It appears from the above account that there is no plaque or flow changes , indicating basically 0 stenosis. Verify w/ your provider.

Answered 2/24/2018

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