Imaging of the vulnerable carotid plaque: Biological targeting of inflammation in atherosclerosis using iron oxide particles and MRI

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 462-469

  Chan, J M S ^a   Monaco, C ^b   Wylezinska Arridge, M ^b   Tremoleda, J L ^b   Gibbs, R G J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Inflammation; Iron oxide particles; Magnetic resonance imaging; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; RHESUS E ANTIBODY; STREPTAVIDIN; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; INFLAMMATION; IRON OXIDE PARTICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VULNERABLE PLAQUE;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; E-SELECTIN; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 84898790939     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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