Evaluation of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaque distribution by using long-axis high-resolution black-blood magnetic resonance imaging: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1042-1048

  Yoshida, Kazumichi ^a   Endo, Hideki ^a   Sadamasa, Nobutake ^a   Narumi, Osamu ^a   Chin, Masaki ^a   Inoue, Katsumi ^a   Mitsudo, Kazuaki ^a   Yamagata, Sen ^a  

^a KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid stenosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Plaque morphology

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; STENT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE REPORT; EVALUATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 58149379242     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS.2008.109.12.1042     Document Type: Article

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