Water diffusion properties of human atherosclerosis and thrombosis measured by pulse field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 542-546

  Toussaint, Jean François ^a,b,d   Southern, James F ^b   Fuster, Valentin ^c   Kantor, Howard L ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

Author keywords

diffusion; fibrous cap; lipid core; magnetic resonance imaging; thrombus

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGING; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 0030987046     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.3.542     Document Type: Article

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