Evaluation of carotid vessel wall enhancement with image subtraction after gadobenate dimeglumine-enhanced MR angiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 589-594

  Sardanelli, Francesco ^a,b   Di Leo, Giovanni ^b   Aliprandi, Alberto ^b   Flor, Nicola ^a   Papini, Giacomo D E ^b   Roccatagliata, Luca ^b,c   Cotticelli, Biagio ^b   Nano, Giovanni ^a,b   Cornalba, Gianpaolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Image subtraction; MR angiography; Vessel wall enhancement

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERIES; CONSPICUITY; CONTRAST-ENHANCED MR; DEGREE DISTRIBUTIONS; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOUR-POINT; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MR ANGIOGRAPHY; SIGN TEST; STANDARD DEVIATION; STRONG ENHANCEMENT; VESSEL WALL ENHANCEMENT; VESSEL WALLS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL TESTS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAST LOW ANGLE SHOT SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 67349203865     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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