Characterisation of carotid atherosclerotic plaque: Comparison between magnetic resonance imaging and histology;Caratterizzazione delle placche carotidee aterosclerotiche: Comparazione tra risonanza magnetica e istologia

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 921-930

  Puppini, G ^a   Furlan, F ^a   Cirota, N ^a   Veraldi, G ^a   Piubello, Q ^a   Montemezzi, S ^a   Gortenuti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerotic plaque; Carotid arteries; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750372806     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-006-0091-7     Document Type: Article

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