The Clinical Value of High-Intensity Signals on the Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques: Noncontrast T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Over the past several decades, significant progress has been made in the pathohistological assessment of vulnerable plaques and in invasive intravascular imaging techniques. However, the assessment of plaque morphology by invasive modalities is of limited value for the detection of subclinical coron...

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Main Authors: Shoichi Ehara, Kenji Matsumoto, Kenei Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/7/1187