Noninvasive characterization of plaque morphology using helical computed tomography

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 527-534

  Estes, J M ^a,c   Quist, W C ^b   Lo Gerfo, F W ^b   Costello, P ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis pathology; Carotid artery diseases diagnosis; Carotid stenosis radiography; Tomography, X ray computed, methods

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPAMIDOL; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; ATTENUATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENOSIS; STROMA; TISSUE TYPES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0031758981     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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