Intravascular ultrasound of symptomatic intracranial stenosis demonstrates atherosclerotic plaque with intraplaque hemorrhage: A case report

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-270

  Meyers, Philip M ^a   Schumacher, H Christian ^a   Gray, William A ^a   Fifi, Johanna ^a   Gaudet, John G ^a   Heyer, Eric J ^a   Chong, Ji Y ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atheroma; Intracranial atherosclerosis; Intraplaque hemorrhage; IVUS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; RECURRENT DISEASE; STENT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 67650760716     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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