Stress analysis of carotid atheroma in a transient ischaemic attack patient using the MRI-based fluid-structure interaction method

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2009, Pages

  Gao, H ^a   Long, Q ^a   Sadat, U ^b   Graves, M ^b   Gillard, J H ^b   Li, Z Y ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77954951042     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/20307071     Document Type: Article

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