In vivo high-resolution MR imaging of symptomatic and asymptomatic middle cerebral artery atherosclerotic stenosis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 507-511

  Xu, Wei Hai ^a   Li, Ming Li ^a   Gao, Shan ^a   Ni, Jun ^a   Zhou, Li Xin ^a   Yao, Ming ^a   Peng, Bin ^a   Feng, Feng ^a   Jin, Zheng Yu ^a   Cui, Li Ying ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cerebral ischemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Middle cerebral artery; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROTIC STENOSIS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RISK;

EID: 77957704725     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.06.035     Document Type: Article

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