Evaluation of inflammatory status of atherosclerotic carotid plaque before thromboendarterectomy using delayed contrast-enhanced subtracted images after magnetic resonance angiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Papini, Giacomo D E ^a   Di Leo, Giovanni ^b   Tritella, Stefania ^b   Nano, Giovanni ^a,b   Cotticelli, Biagio ^b   Clemente, Claudio ^c   Tealdi, Domenico G ^a,b   Sardanelli, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO CLINICO SANT'AMBROGIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid stenosis; Contrast material; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTERITIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053651997     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.029     Document Type: Article

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