Use of Hand-held Ultrasound by a Nonsonographer Clinician to Measure Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

CIMT measured by HHU was bioequivalent to a reference ultrasound system, when used by an expert sonographer or nonsonographer clinician. Clinical classifications by CIMT quartile and plaque presence were similar. HHU may be suitable for office-based atherosclerosis screening.