Mechanical and structural characteristics of carotid plaques by combined analysis with echotracking system and MR imaging

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 468-477

  Beaussier, Hélène ^a,b   Naggara, Olivier ^b,c   Calvet, David ^c   Joannides, Robinson ^d   Guegan Massardier, Evelyne ^d   Gerardin, Emmanuel ^d   Iacob, Michelle ^d   Laloux, Brigitte ^a,b   Bozec, Erwan ^a,b   Bellien, Jérémy ^d   Touze, Emmanuel ^b,c   Masson, Ingrid ^a,e   Thuillez, Christian ^d   Oppenheim, Catherine ^b,c   Boutouyrie, Pierre ^a,b   Laurent, Stéphane ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^d ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

arterial remodeling; atherosclerotic plaque; carotid artery; high resolution magnetic resonance imaging; stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RESOLUTION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79955939930     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.01.017     Document Type: Article

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