1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving biomedical imaging data and patient demographic data corresponding to a current scan of a patient; real time checking if the artery has calcium deposit in the proximal wall; acquiring the arterial data as a combination of longitudinal B-mode and transverse B-mode; using a data processor to automatically recognize the artery by embedding anatomic information; using the data processor to calibrate the region of interest around the automatically recognized artery; and determining the IMT of the arterial wall.