Morphologic carotid plaque characteristics in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients on MRI compared to histopathologic and macroscopic criteria;Morphologishe Charakteristika von Karotisplaques. Ergebnisse von MRT-Untersuchungen im Vergleich mit histopathologischen und makroskopischen Kriterien

Chirurg

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 743-748

  Cappeller, W A ^a   Schluter A ^a   Hammer, A ^a   Jassoy, A ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Institut für Radiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid plaque; Histology; Morphology; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 10744226087     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-003-0661-3     Document Type: Article

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