High resolution MR imaging in patients with symptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4069-4074

  Chung, Gyung Ho ^a   Kwak, Hyo Sung ^a   Hwang, Seung Bae ^a   Jin, Gong Yong ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; High resolution MRI; Middle cerebral artery; Plaque; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84869875674     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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