Correlation between Fissured Fibrous Cap and Contrast Enhancement: Preliminary Results with the Use of CTA and Histologic Validation

L. Saba; E. Tamponi; E. Raz; L. Lai; R. Montisci; M. Piga; G. Faa

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A3759

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Correlation between Fissured Fibrous Cap and Contrast Enhancement: Preliminary Results with the Use of CTA and Histologic Validation

L. Saba, E. Tamponi, E. Raz, L. Lai, R. Montisci, M. Piga and G. Faa

American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2014, 35 (4) 754-759; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3759

L. Saba

aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.S., M.P.)

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E. Tamponi

bPathology (E.T., L.L., G.F.)

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E. Raz

dDepartment of Radiology (E.R.), New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

eDepartment of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.R.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

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L. Lai

bPathology (E.T., L.L., G.F.)

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R. Montisci

cVascular Surgery (R.M.), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy

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M. Piga

aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.S., M.P.)

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G. Faa

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vol. 35 no. 4 754-759

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https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3759

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Received June 15, 2013
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Published online April 10, 2014.

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L. Sabaa,
E. Tamponib,
E. Razd,e,
L. Laib,
R. Montiscic,
M. Pigaa and
G. Faab

^aFrom the Departments of Radiology (L.S., M.P.)
^bPathology (E.T., L.L., G.F.)
^cVascular Surgery (R.M.), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
^dDepartment of Radiology (E.R.), New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
^eDepartment of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.R.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Please address correspondence to Luca Saba, MD, Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (A.O.U.), di Cagliari–Polo di Monserrato s.s. 554 Monserrato (Cagliari) 09045, Italy; e-mail: lucasaba{at}tiscali.it

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