Carotid plaque characterization with contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging and its histological validation

Journal for Vascular Ultrasound

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 175-184

  Molinari, Filippo ^a   Liboni, William ^b   Giustetto, Pierangela ^c   Pavanelli, Enrica ^b   Marsico, Andrea ^d   Suri, Jasjit S ^e,f  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b GRADENIGO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Koelliker Hospital   (Italy)

^e Biomedical Technologies Inc   (United States)

^f IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PLAQUE MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THROMBUS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 78650953020     PISSN: 15443167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154431671003400402     Document Type: Article

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