Discrimination of components in atherosclerotic plaques from human carotid endarterectomy specimens by magnetic resonance imaging ex vivo

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 465-474

  Morrisett, Joel ^a   Vick, Wesley ^a   Sharma, Rakesh ^a   Lawrie, Gerald ^a   Reardon, Michael ^a   Ezell, Edward ^b   Schwartz, Joseph ^b   Hunter, Glen ^c   Gorenstein, David ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

THROMBUS;

EID: 0041758454     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(02)00643-4     Document Type: Article

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