Association between biomechanical structural stresses of atherosclerotic carotid plaques and subsequent ischaemic cerebrovascular events - A longitudinal in vivo magnetic resonance imaging-based finite element study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-491

  Sadat, U ^a,b   Teng, Z ^a   Young, V E ^a   Walsh, S R ^b   Li, Z Y ^a   Graves, M J ^a   Varty, K ^b   Gillard, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Biomechanical stress; Finite element analysis; Plaque; Stroke; Structural stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FIBROSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84860758966     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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