Correlation between fissured fibrous cap and contrast enhancement: Preliminary results with the use of CTA and histologic validation

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 754-759

  Saba, Luca ^a   Tamponi, E ^b   Raz, E ^c,d   Lai, L ^b   Montisci, R ^b   Piga, M ^a   Faa, G ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FISSURED FIBROUS CAP; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBROSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84898407677     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3759     Document Type: Article

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