A Meta Analysis and Hierarchical Classification of HU-Based Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization Criteria

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Kristanto, Wisnumurti ^a   van Ooijen, Peter M A ^a   Jansen van der Weide, Marijke C ^a   Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn ^a   Oudkerk, Matthijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIBROUS ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; HOUNSFIELD UNIT VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID RICH ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STUDENT T TEST;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84883357851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073460     Document Type: Article

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