Impact of Plaque Characterization on Carotid Interventions

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 312-315

  Rubin, Brian G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

B mode ultra sound; magnetic resonance imaging; plaque characterization

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34347228688     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003506297196     Document Type: Article

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