Distribution of calcification in carotid endarterectomy tissues: Comparison of micro-computed tomography imaging with histology

Vascular Medicine (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 343-350

  Ababneh, Bashar ^a   Rejjal, Loui ^a   Pokharel, Yashashwi ^a   Nambi, Vijay ^a,b,d   Wang, Xukui ^c   Tung, Ching Hsuan ^c   Han, Richard I ^a   Taylor, Addison A ^a,b   Kougias, Panagiotis ^a,b   Lumsden, Alan B ^d   Lawrie, Gerald ^d   Reardon, Michael ^d   Ballantyne, Christie M ^a,d   Morrisett, Joel D ^a   Brunner, Gerd ^a,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agatston score; Carotid endarterectomy; computed tomography; histology; plaque

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGATSTON SCORE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84910034316     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: 14770377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X14549270     Document Type: Article

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