Vulnerable Plaque Detection and Quantification with Gold Particle–Enhanced Computed Tomography in Atherosclerotic Mouse Models
Recently, an apolipoprotein E–deficient (ApoE −/− ) mouse model with a mutation (C1039G+/−) in the fibrillin-1 ( Fbn1 ) gene (ApoE −/− Fbn1 C1039G+/− mouse model) was developed showing vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques, prone to rupture, in contrast to the ApoE −/− mouse model, where mainly stable...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Molecular Imaging |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2310/7290.2015.00009 |