Magnetic resonance microscopy diffusion tensor imaging of collagen fibre bundles stabilizing an atherosclerotic plaque of the common carotid artery

Eur Heart J. 2018 Sep 14;39(35):3337. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy146.

Authors

Peter Opriessnig¹, Günther Silbernagel², Stefanie Krassnig³, Gernot Reishofer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities, Preclinical Imaging Facility, Dr. Bohr Gasse 3, Vienna, Austria.
² Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, Graz, Austria.
³ Diagnostic & Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6, Graz, Austria.
⁴ Division of Neuroradiology Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 9, Graz, Austria.

PMID: 29584867
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy146

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Artery, Common / pathology
Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Stenosis / pathology
Diffusion Tensor Imaging*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnostic imaging*
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / pathology