Contrast-enhanced 3T high-resolution MR imaging in symptomatic atherosclerotic basilar artery stenosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 513-517

  Lou, X ^a   Ma, N ^b   Ma, L ^a   Jiang, W J ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84876534563     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3241     Document Type: Article

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