Carotid Atherosclerosis and Magnetic Resonance Imaging**Editorials published in the JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging or the American College of Cardiology.

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-60

  Yuan, Chun ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IRON;

ARTERY EMBOLISM; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; EX VIVO STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 41249089477     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2007.10.003     Document Type: Editorial

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