Current Status of Carotid Imaging by MRA

Vascular

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 445-447

  Rapp, Joseph H ^a   Saloner, David ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; carotid stenosis; magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CAROTID ARTERY; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 0345283037     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090301100604     Document Type: Note

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