Localized measurement of atherosclerotic plaque inflammatory burden with dynamic contrast–enhanced MRI
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Localized measurement of atherosclerotic plaque inflammatory burden with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI.
Inflammation plays an important role in progression and rupture of atherosclerotic plaque. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI has been proposed as a tool to evaluate inflammation in vivo by measuring the transfer constant and partial plasma volume, which are influenced by inflammation. This study sought to demonstrate the ability of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI to provide localized measurements of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0740-3194,1522-2594
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22369