In vivo magnetic resonance evaluation of atherosclerotic plaques in the human thoracic aorta: A comparison with transesophageal echocardiography

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 2503-2509

  Fayad, Zahi A ^a   Nahar, Tamana ^a   Fallon, John T ^a   Goldman, Martin ^a   Aguinaldo, J Gilberto ^a   Badimon, Juan J ^a   Shinnar, Meir ^a   Chesebro, James H ^a   Fuster, Valentin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034737974     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.21.2503     Document Type: Article

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