The impact of spatial resolution and respiratory motion on MR imaging of atherosclerotic plaque

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 538-544

  Schär, Michael ^a,b   Kim, Won Yong ^a,c   Stuber, Matthias ^a,d   Boesiger, Peter ^b   Manning, Warren J ^a   Botnar, René M ^a,d,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Plaque; Vessel lumen; Vessel wall

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BREATHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0037626043     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10287     Document Type: Article

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