Predicting the probability for falls in community-dwelling older adults

A Shumway-Cook, M Baldwin, NL Polissar… - Physical …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
… [ShumwayCook A, Baldwin M, Polissar NL, Gruber W. Predicting the probability for … Nayak
L PolissarNL Polissar, PhD, is Senior Consultant, Statistics and Epidemiology Research Corp…

Classification of human carotid atherosclerotic lesions with in vivo multicontrast magnetic resonance imaging

…, TS Hatsukami, MS Ferguson, R Small, NL Polissar… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Recent studies demonstrated that in vivo and ex vivo MRI can characterize the
components of the carotid atherosclerotic plaque, such as fibrous tissue, lipid/necrotic core…

In vivo accuracy of multispectral magnetic resonance imaging for identifying lipid-rich necrotic cores and intraplaque hemorrhage in advanced human carotid plaques

C Yuan, LM Mitsumori, MS Ferguson, NL Polissar… - Circulation, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Background High-resolution MRI has been shown to be capable of identifying plaque
constituents, such as the necrotic core and intraplaque hemorrhage, in human carotid …

Association between carotid plaque characteristics and subsequent ischemic cerebrovascular events: a prospective assessment with MRI—initial results

…, T Saam, H Underhill, J Cai, N Tran, NL Polissar… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— MRI is able to quantify carotid plaque size and composition with
good accuracy and reproducibility and provides an opportunity to prospectively examine …

Quantitative evaluation of carotid plaque composition by in vivo MRI

…, VL Yarnykh, N Takaya, D Xu, NL Polissar… - … , and vascular biology, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— This study evaluates the ability of MRI to quantify all major carotid atherosclerotic
plaque components in vivo. Methods and Results— Thirty-one subjects scheduled for …

Visualization of fibrous cap thickness and rupture in human atherosclerotic carotid plaque in vivo with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging

TS Hatsukami, R Ross, NL Polissar, C Yuan - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The results of studies of advanced lesions of atherosclerosis suggest that the
thickness of the fibrous cap that overlies the necrotic core distinguishes the stable lesion …

Presence of intraplaque hemorrhage stimulates progression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques: a high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging study

N Takaya, C Yuan, B Chu, T Saam, NL Polissar… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Previous studies suggest that erythrocyte membranes from intraplaque
hemorrhage into the necrotic core are a source of free cholesterol and may become a driving force …

In vivo quantitative measurement of intact fibrous cap and lipid-rich necrotic core size in atherosclerotic carotid plaque: comparison of high-resolution, contrast …

…, WS Kerwin, T Saam, B Chu, N Takaya, NL Polissar… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Previous studies with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI)
have shown that the fibrous cap (FC) in atherosclerotic carotid plaques enhances with …

Identification of fibrous cap rupture with magnetic resonance imaging is highly associated with recent transient ischemic attack or stroke

C Yuan, S Zhang, NL Polissar, D Echelard, G Ortiz… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— High-resolution MRI has been shown to be capable of distinguishing intact,
thick fibrous caps from thin and ruptured caps in human carotid atherosclerosis in vivo. The …

Hemorrhage in the atherosclerotic carotid plaque: a high-resolution MRI study

…, WS Kerwin, VL Yarnykh, KD O'Brien, NL Polissar… - Stroke, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— High-resolution, multicontrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
has developed into an effective tool for the identification of carotid atherosclerotic plaque …