Quantification of human atherosclerotic plaques using spatially enhanced cluster analysis of multicontrast-weighted magnetic resonance images

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 515-523

  Itskovich, Vitalii V ^a   Samber, Daniel D ^a   Mani, Venkatesh ^a   Aguinaldo, Juan Gilberto S ^a   Fallon, John T ^a   Tang, Cheuk Y ^a   Fuster, Valentin ^a   Fayad, Zahi A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cluster analysis; Coronary disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Plaque

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE; CORONARY DISEASE; DEGREE OF CORRELATIONS; HUMAN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES; HUMAN CORONARY ARTERIES; PLAQUE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 4243180367     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20154     Document Type: Article

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