8.3 MRI OF ENDOTHELIAL ADHESION MOLECULES IN CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS USING TARGETED ULTRASMALLSUPERPARAMAGNETIC PARTICLES OF IRON OXIDE (USPIO) - TOWARDS AN IN VIVO MODEL
Introduction: There is currently no clinical imaging techniques available to assess the degree of inflammation associated with atherosclerotic plaques. This study aims at visualising and characterising atherosclerosis using targeted USPIO as an MRI probe for detecting inflamed endothelial cells. Me...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125927374/view |