MR imaging in carotid artery atherosclerosis plaque characterization

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 217-232

  Sharma, Rakesh ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NOT AVAILABLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid plaque composition; Magnetic resonance microimaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042763599     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.1.217     Document Type: Article

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