Measurement of carotid wall volume and maximum area with contrast-enhanced 3D MR imaging: Initial observations

Radiology

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 200-205

  Zhang, Shaoxiong ^a,b,f   Cai, Jianming ^b,e   Luo, Ying ^c   Han, Chao ^b   Polissar, Nayak L ^d   Hatsukami, Thomas S ^b   Yuan, Chun ^b  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

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

^c University of Washington   (United States)

^d Mountain Whisper Light Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^e CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; MR; Stenosis or obstruction

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0038714358     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2281020484     Document Type: Article

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