Noninvasive imaging of plaque inflammation: Role of contrast-enhanced MRI

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1136-1138

  Kerwin, William S ^a  

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

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; contrast agents; inflammation; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR B; ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDITIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MACROPHAGE; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 78249278771     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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