Experimental evaluation of the detectability of submillimeter atherosclerotic lesions in ex vivo human iliac arteries with ultrahigh-field (7.0 T) magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-527

  Jahnke, Cosima ^a   Dietrich, Thore ^a   Paetsch, Ingo ^a   Koehler, Uwe ^a   Preetz, Kathleen ^a   Schnackenburg, Bernhard ^a   Fleck, Eckart ^a   Graf, Kristof ^a   Nagel, Eike ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic lesions; Ultrahigh field magnetic resonance imaging; Vessel wall imaging

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC ARTERY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547097018     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9185-5     Document Type: Article

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