Sex differences of high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaque with less than 50% stenosis in asymptomatic patients: An in vivo 3t mri study

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1049-1055

  Ota, H ^a,c   Reeves, M J ^b   Zhu, D C ^a   Majid, A ^d   Collar, A ^e   Yuan, C ^f   DeMarco, J Kevin ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Sparrow Cardiovascular Surgery ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEX DIFFERENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICHIGAN; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84878477446     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3399     Document Type: Article

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