High-resolution mr imaging of the cervical arterial wall: What the radiologist needs to know

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1413-1431

  Oppenheim, Catherine ^a   Naggara, Olivier ^a   Touzé, Emmanuel ^a   Lacour, Jean Christophe ^b   Schmitt, Emmanuelle ^b   Bonneville, Fabrice ^c   Crozier, Sophie ^c   Guégan Massardier, Evelyne ^d   Gerardin, Emmanuel ^d   Leclerc, Xavier ^e   Neau, Jean Philippe ^f   Sirol, Marc ^g   Toussaint, Jean François ^h   Mas, Jean Louis ^a   Méder, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^e LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f University of Poitiers   (France)

^g HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^h HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERITIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINE; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ARTERITIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349896250     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.295085183     Document Type: Article

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