The diagnostic accuracy of ex vivo MRI for human atherosclerotic plaque characterization

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2756-2761

  Shinnar, Meir ^a,b,e   Fallon, John T ^a,b   Wehrli, Suzanne ^d   Levin, Michael ^c   Dalmacy, Dolcine ^c   Fayad, Zahi A ^a,b   Badimon, Juan J ^a   Harrington, Martin ^b   Harrington, Elizabeth ^b   Fuster, Valentin ^a,b  

^a Cardiovascular Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid endarterectomy; MRI

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBUS;

EID: 0032724813     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.19.11.2756     Document Type: Article

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