Evolution of CT Imaging Features of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques in a 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Adraktas, Dionesia D ^a   Tong, Elizabeth ^a   Furtado, Andre D ^a   Cheng, Su Chun ^a   Wintermark, Max ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Cohort study; Computed tomography; CT angiography; Evolution over time

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; VERY ELDERLY; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84892433103     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2012.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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