High resolution magnetic resonance imaging of excised atherosclerotic carotid tissue: The effects of specimen temperature on image contrast

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 915-920

  Rhodes, Laura A ^a   Abbott, Cedric R ^b   Fisher, Graham ^a   Russell, David A ^c   Dellagrammaticas, Demosthenes ^c   Gough, Michael J ^c   Tanner, Steven F ^a  

^a Acad Unit of Psychiat/Behav Sci   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid Arteries; High Resolution; In Vitro Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOT RETRACTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 36849066379     PISSN: 10976647     EISSN: 1532429X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10976640701693790     Document Type: Article

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