Imaging biomarkers of cardiovascular disease

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 502-515

  Wang, Jinnan ^a,b   Balu, Niranjan ^a   Canton, Gador ^a   Yuan, Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque; Carotid artery MRI; Clinical trial; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MARKER; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACCREDITATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956306816     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22266     Document Type: Review

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