A method and system are provided for displaying a measurement associated with an anatomical feature. The method includes determining, from ultrasound data, a measurement of such feature and assigning a color based on a comparison between the measurement and reference data of such feature. The feature may be, for example, an artery and the measurement the intima media thickness of the artery. In such example, the method and apparatus display vessel wall thickness from ultrasound imaging data and includes determining from the ultrasound imaging data, intima media thickness along the vessel wall and assigning a color based on the intima media thickness determined and a reference intima media thickness.