MRI of carotid atherosclerosis

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 266-275

  Yuan, Chun ^a   Oikawa, Minako ^a   Miller, Zach ^a   Hatsukami, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM; ROSUVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 40849137841     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2008.02.001     Document Type: Review

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