MRI measurements of carotid plaque in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study: Methods, reliability and descriptive statistics

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 406-415

  Wasserman, Bruce A ^a   Astor, Brad C ^a,b   Richey Sharrett, A ^b   Swingen, Cory ^c   Catellier, Diane ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Epidemiology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Plaque; Statistics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAROTID STENOSIS; COMORBIDITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75749084850     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22043     Document Type: Article

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