@article{oai:sapmed.repo.nii.ac.jp:00008122,
 author = {上山, 憲司 and 中川原, 譲二 and 武田, 利兵衛 and 中村, 博彦},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {北海道脳神経疾患研究所医誌 = Journal of Hokkaido Brain Research Foundation},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {The maximum intimal-medial thickness (Max-IMT) of the carotid artery wall (Max-IMT) was measured by ultrasonography in 1,932 people checked in the brain health examination program in our hospital. We studied relationship Max-IMT and age, systolic blood pressure, presence of asymptomatic cerebral infarction. Five hundreds seventy-two people (29.9%) had atherosclerotic thickness of Max-IMT that was more than 1.1 mm. Normal Max-IMT that less than 1.0 mm was observed in 1,360 people (70.1%). Moreover, it was likely that Max-IMT became thick as age and systolic blood pressure increased. A presence of asymptomatic cerebral infarction on MRI were related to increase of Max-IMT compared with people without asymptomatic cerebral infarction. The present finding and reports suggest that Max-IMT is significant medical information in the brain health examination programs and is useful indicator of the risk of systemic atherosclerotic disease especially stroke.},
 pages = {17--20},
 title = {脳ドックにおけるMax-IMT測定の役割},
 volume = {15},
 year = {2005}
}