High Resolution MRI of carotid atherosclerosis: Looking beyond the arterial lumen;IRM haute résolution de l'athérosclérose carotidienne: Au-delà de la lumière artérielle

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 89, Issue 3 C1, 2008, Pages 293-301

  Oppenheim, C ^a   Touze E ^a   Leclerc, X ^b   Schmitt, E ^c   Bonneville, F ^d   Vandermarcq, P ^e   Gerardin, E ^f   Toussaint, J F ^g   Mas, J L ^a   Meder J F ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e University of Poitiers   (France)

^f HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^g HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Artery; Atherosclerosis; Carotid; MRI; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY WALL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLEEDING; CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 45249124243     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(08)93003-1     Document Type: Review

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