A methodology to analyze changes in lipid core and calcification onto fibrous cap vulnerability: The human atherosclerotic carotid bifurcation as an illustratory example

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Kiousis, Dimitrios E ^a   Rubinigg, Stephan F ^a   Auer, Martin ^b   Holzapfel, Gerhard A ^a,b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artery; Calcification; Carotid bifurcation; Fibrous cap; Lipid core; MRI; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID BIFURCATION; FIBROUS CAP; LIPID CORE; MRI; VULNERABILITY;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESONANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STRESSES;

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANISOTROPY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EX VIVO STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; SHOULDER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VULNERABILITY INDEX; WALL STRESS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 74249119766     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000078     Document Type: Article

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