From the Vulnerable Plaque to the Vulnerable Patient: Imaging and Clinical Implications

Academic Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1177-1179

  Castillo, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN INFARCTION; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33748424577     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2006.08.002     Document Type: Editorial

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