Detection and characterization of atherosclerotic fibrous caps with T2- weighted MR

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 129-134

  Winn, W Bryan ^a   Schmiedl, Udo P ^a   Reichenbach, Dennis D ^a   Beach, Kirk W ^a   Nghiem, Hanh ^a   Dimas, Calixto ^a   Daniel, Elaine ^a   Maravilla, Kenneth R ^a   Yuan, Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032231307     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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