Comparison of lipid-rich necrotic core size in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaque: Initial results

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1356-1361

  Cappendijk, Vincent C ^a,e   Kessels, Alfons G H ^b   Heeneman, Sylvia ^b,c   Cleutjens, Kitty B J M ^b,c   Schurink, Geert Willem H ^b   Welten, Rob J Th J ^d   Mess, Werner H ^b,c   Van Suylen, Robert Jan ^b   Leiner, Tim ^a   Daemen, Mat J A P ^b,c   Van Engelshoven, Jos M A ^a,c   Kooi, M Eline ^a,c  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Imaging; Plaque; Stroke; Vessel wall

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T1 WEIGHTED TURBO FIELD ECHO MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIPIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44449179339     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21359     Document Type: Article

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