Carotid atherosclerotic plaque progression and change in plaque composition over time: A 5-year follow-up study using serial ct angiography

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1267-1273

  Van Gils, M J ^a   Vukadinovic, D ^a   Van Dijk, A C ^a   Dippel, D W J ^a   Niessen, W J ^a,b   Van Der Lugt, Aad ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84865298415     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2970     Document Type: Article

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