Atherosclerosis imaging using MR imaging: Current and emerging applications

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 171-180

  Desai, Milind Y ^a,b   Bluemke, David A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

EID: 14844283819     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2004.12.005     Document Type: Review

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