Atherosclerosis of the carotid artery: Evaluation by magnetic resonance angiography

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 726-732

  Wildy, Kathryn S ^a   Yuan, Chun ^a   Tsuruda, Jay S ^a   Ferguson, Marina S ^a   Wen, Nuan ^a   Subramaniam, Deepa S ^a   Eugene Strandness Jr , D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE;

EID: 0030229126     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880060505     Document Type: Article

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