Iron-oxide-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of atherosclerotic plaques: Postmortem analysis of accuracy, inter-observer agreement, and pitfalls

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 405-411

  Schmitz, S A ^a   Taupitz, M ^a   Wagner, S ^a   Coupland, S E ^a   Gust, R ^a   Nikolova, A ^a   Wolf, K J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis; Contrast agents intravenous; Inflammation; MR Imaging; Observer performance; Superparamagnetic iron oxide; Vascular system

Indexed keywords

DDM 43 34; IRON OXIDE; ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INFLAMMATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036081921     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200207000-00008     Document Type: Article

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