The Paradoxical Flow Hypothesis of the Carotid Artery: Supporting Evidence from Phase-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-108

  Yim, Peter J ^a   Tilara, Amish ^a   Nosher, John L ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

blood flow; Carotid stenosis; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 40749114005     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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