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Imaging Modalities to Identity Inflammation in an Atherosclerotic Plaque
Joint Authors
Chen, On
Sharma, Abhishek
Aggarwal, Chirag
Goel, Sunny
Miller, Avraham
Zakin, Elina
Acholonu, Michael
Gidwani, Umesh
Kulbak, Guy
Shani, Jacob
Source
Radiology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Atherosclerosis is a chronic, progressive, multifocal arterial wall disease caused by local and systemic inflammation responsible for major cardiovascular complications such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
With the recent understanding that vulnerable plaque erosion and rupture, with subsequent thrombosis, rather than luminal stenosis, is the underlying cause of acute ischemic events, there has been a shift of focus to understand the mechanisms that make an atherosclerotic plaque unstable or vulnerable to rupture.
The presence of inflammation in the atherosclerotic plaque has been considered as one of the initial events which convert a stable plaque into an unstable and vulnerable plaque.
This paper systemically reviews the noninvasive and invasive imaging modalities that are currently available to detect this inflammatory process, at least in the intermediate stages, and discusses the ongoing studies that will help us to better understand and identify it at the molecular level.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Goel, Sunny& Miller, Avraham& Aggarwal, Chirag& Zakin, Elina& Acholonu, Michael& Gidwani, Umesh…[et al.]. 2015. Imaging Modalities to Identity Inflammation in an Atherosclerotic Plaque. Radiology Research and Practice،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Goel, Sunny…[et al.]. Imaging Modalities to Identity Inflammation in an Atherosclerotic Plaque. Radiology Research and Practice No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Goel, Sunny& Miller, Avraham& Aggarwal, Chirag& Zakin, Elina& Acholonu, Michael& Gidwani, Umesh…[et al.]. Imaging Modalities to Identity Inflammation in an Atherosclerotic Plaque. Radiology Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076048
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1076048