Single subcortical infarction and atherosclerotic plaques in the middle cerebral artery: High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging findings

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2462-2467

  Yoon, Youngshin ^a   Lee, Deok Hee ^a   Kang, Dong Wha ^a   Kwon, Sun U ^a   Kim, Jong S ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic; Cerebral infarction; High resolution MRI; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RESOLUTION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANKIN SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINGLE SUBCORTICAL INFARCTION;

CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION MRI; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84884469730     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001467     Document Type: Article

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