Contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the carotid bifurcation

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-325

  Korosec, Frank R ^a,b,c   Turski, Patrick A ^a   Carroll, Timothy J ^b   Mistretta, Charles A ^a,b   Grist, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery imaging; Contrast agents; Contrast enhanced MR angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; MR angiography

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FIRST PASS EFFECT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TECHNIQUE;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0032846557     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2586(199909)10:3<317::AID-JMRI14>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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