Spectral CT of carotid atherosclerotic plaque: Comparison with histology

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2581-2588

  Zainon, R ^a   Ronaldson, J P ^b   Janmale, T ^a   Scott, N J ^b   Buckenham, T M ^b   Butler, A P H ^a,b,c   Butler, P H ^a,c   Doesburg, R M ^a   Gieseg, S P ^b   Roake, J A ^d   Anderson, N G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CERN   (Switzerland)

^d CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic; Carotid artery diseases; MARS CT; Plaque; Spectral CT; X Ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; IRON; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MARS COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY;

CALCIUM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; IRON; LIPID METABOLISM; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STAINING AND LABELING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84870326664     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2538-7     Document Type: Article

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