Figure 1From: Prehypertension is associated with increased carotid atherosclerotic plaque in the community population of Southern China The measurement of carotid IMT. The point of carotid bifurcation is defined as the point (b). And the points of CCA and ICA are measured at point (a) and (c). Mean cIMT is calculated as the average cIMT of points a + b + c.Back to article page