Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis of neovasculature volume in carotid atherosclerotic plaque

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 851-856

  Kerwin, William ^a   Hooker, Andrew ^b   Spilker, Mary ^b   Vicini, Paolo ^b   Ferguson, Marina ^c   Hatsukami, Thomas ^a,d   Yuan, Chun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c Marina Ferguson Inc   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Contrast media; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VOLUME; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLOOD VOLUME; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0037448791     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000048145.52309.31     Document Type: Article

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