Sequential imaging of asymptomatic carotid atheroma using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging: A feasibility study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Sadat, Umar ^a   Howarth, Simon P S ^a   Usman, Ammara ^a   Tang, Tjun Y ^a   Graves, Martin J ^a   Gillard, Jonathan H ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atheroma; carotid; magnetic resonance imaging; stenosis; USPIO

Indexed keywords

ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC CAROTID ATHEROMA; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATHEROMA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG UPTAKE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TIMEN OF FLIGHT MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; WHOLE BODY MRI; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC USE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84889050852     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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