Quantitative characterization of carotid plaque components using MR apparent diffusion coefficients and longitudinal relaxation rates at 3T: A comparison with histology - Ota, Hideki; Tamura, Hajime; Itabashi, Ryo; Yazawa, Yukako; Nakamura, Yasuhiro; Hisamatsu, Kenji; Takamatsu, Manabu; Endo, Hidenori; Niizuma, Kuniyasu; Enomoto, Yukiko; Nagasaka, Tatsuo; Kajita, Kimihiro; et al. (Journal of magnetic resonance imaging, 2018)
Keywords: Alcohols; apparent diffusion coefficient; carotid plaque components; Classification; Diffusion rate; Field strength; Gadolinium; Hemorrhage; Histology; Ischemia; Lipids; longitudinal relaxation rate; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mathematical analysis; Medical imaging; Plaques; Polyvinyl alcohol; Probability density functions; Statistical analysis; Statistical tests; apparent diffusion coefficient; magnetic resonance imaging; histology; carotid plaque components; longitudinal relaxation rate