In vivo identification of complicated upper thoracic aorta and arch vessel plaque by mr direct thrombus imaging in patients investigated for cerebrovascular disease

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 228-234

  Bitar, Richard ^a,b   Moody, Alan R ^a,b   Leung, General ^b   Kiss, Alexander ^b   Gladstone, David ^b   Sahlas, Demetrios J ^b   Maggisano, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular imaging; Hemorrhage; MR arteriography; MRI; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; METHEMOGLOBIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE DIRECT THROMBUS IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; AORTA DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33747125485     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1556     Document Type: Article

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