The assessment of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque using MR imaging: A brief review

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-177

  Fayad, Zahi A ^a,b  

^a Zena and Michael A Wiener Cardiovascular Institute   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery disease; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LIPID;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBUS;

ANIMALS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035198705     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010611530845     Document Type: Review

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