Phosphorus-31 mr spectroscopy in the pre-operative evaluation of symptomatic unilateral carotid artery stenosis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-293

  Ekholm, S ^a   Forssell Aronsson, E ^a   Starck, G ^a   Kjellman, L ^a   Lundh, T ^a   Holm, J ^a   Volkmann, R ^a   Blomstrand, C ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Endarterectomy; MR spectroscopy; Phosphorus 31; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

AGED; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030136715     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859609177652     Document Type: Article

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