Magnetic resonance imaging and three- dimensional Ultrasound of carotid atherosclerosis: mapping regional differences

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 901-908

  Krasinski, Adam ^a,b   Chiu, Bernard ^a,b   Fenster, Aaron ^a,b,c   Parraga, Grace ^a,b,c  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

3d ultrasound; Carotid atherosclerosis; Thick ness maps; Vessel wall volume

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 65249133037     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21709     Document Type: Article

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