Carotid Plaque Analysis: Comparison of Dual-Source Computed Tomography (CT) Findings and Histopathological Correlation

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-19

  Das, M ^a   Braunschweig, T ^a   Muhlenbruch G ^a   Mahnken, A H ^a   Krings, T ^a   Langer, S ^a   Koeppel, T ^a   Jacobs, M ^a   Gunther R W ^a   Mommertz, G ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid imaging; Carotid plaque; Dual source CT

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAROTID PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLIMATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL SOURCE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67349265951     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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