Characterization of Atherosclerotic Plaques at the Carotid Bifurcation: Correlation of High-Resolution MR Imaging with Histologic Analysis - Preliminary Study

Radiographics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1417-1423

  Von Ingersleben, Gabriele ^a   Schmiedl, Udo P ^a   Hatsukami, Thomas S ^a   Nelson, James A ^a   Subramaniam, Deepa S ^a   Ferguson, Marina S ^b   Yuan, Chun ^a  

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

^b BioSupport Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis, 172.721; Carotid arteries, stenosis or obstruction, 172.721; Magnetic resonance (MR); Magnetic resonance (MR), custom built coils, 172.1214; Thin section, 172.1214, 172.121416

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031263614     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.17.6.9397455     Document Type: Article

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