Ultrasound biomicroscopy for longitudinal studies of carotid plaque development in mice: Validation with histological endpoints

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Harmon, Erin Y ^a   Fronhofer, Van ^a   Keller, Rebecca S ^a   Feustel, Paul J ^b   Brosnan, M Julia ^b,d   von der Thüsen, Jan H ^c   Loegering, Daniel J ^a   Lennartz, Michelle R ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ORDWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; VALIDATION PROCESS; ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; C57BL MOUSE; CAROTID ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; IMPLANT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ACOUSTIC; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84855408127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029944     Document Type: Article

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