MRI detects increased coronary wall thickness in asymptomatic individuals: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1108-1115

  Macedo, Robson ^a   Chen, Shaoguang ^a   Lai, Shenghan ^a   Shea, Steven ^b   Malayeri, Ashkan A ^a   Szklo, Moyses ^c   Lima, João A C ^a   Bluemke, David A ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery disease; MRI; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55749089096     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21511     Document Type: Article

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