MR angiography in carotid stenosis: A comparison of three techniques

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-125

  Scarabino, Tommaso ^a   Carriero, Alessandro ^b   Magarelli, Nicola ^b   Florio, Francesco ^a   Giannatempo, Giuseppe Maria ^a   Bonomo, Lorenzo ^b   Salvolini, Ugo ^c  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid arteries; Comparative studies; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA); Stenosis and occlusion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VESSELS; HEMODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

CAROTID STENOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA);

ANGIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032169379     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(97)00121-6     Document Type: Article

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