Characterization of coronary atherosclerosis by magnetic resonance imaging

Circulation

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1244-1255

  Makowski, Marcus R ^a,b,f   Henningsson, Markus ^a,b,c,d   Spuentrup, Elmar ^e,g   Kim, W Yong ^h   Maintz, David ⁱ   Manning, Warren J ^j   Botnar, René M ^a,b,c,d  

^a Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b BHF Center of Research Excellence   (United States)

^c Wellcome Trust   (United States)

^d NIHR Biomedical Research Center   (United States)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^g Childrens Hospital Saarbrucken   (Germany)

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^j BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FERUMOXYTOL; GADOFLUORINE; GADOFOSVESET; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; IRON OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTRAST ENHANCED CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ENDOTHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MOTION; NONCONTRAST ENHANCED CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA HALF LIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THROMBOSIS; THROMBUS;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART;

ARTIFACTS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDEMA; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MOTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RESPIRATION; RISK; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; VASCULITIS;

EID: 84884321129     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.002681     Document Type: Review

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