Dual energy CTA of the carotid bifurcation: Advantage of plaque subtraction for assessment of grade of the stenosis and morphology

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Korn, A ^a   Bender, B ^a   Thomas, C ^a   Danz, S ^a   Fenchel, M ^a   Nagele T ^a   Heuschmid, M ^a   Ernemann, U ^a   Hauser, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid bifurcation stenosis; Dual energy CTA; Plaque morphology; Plaque subtraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80053652637     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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