Atherosclerosis: Cell biology and lipoproteins - New developments in imaging of inflammation of the vulnerable plaque

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-100

  Foin, Nicholas ^a   Evans, Paul ^a   Krams, Rob ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; IMAGING; INFLAMMATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIPOPROTEINS;

EID: 38149050680     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOL.0b013e3282f41b60     Document Type: Editorial

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