Imaging of the Vulnerable Carotid Plaque: Biological Targeting of Inflammation in Atherosclerosis Using Iron Oxide Particles and MRI
This study aims at visualizing and characterizing atherosclerosis using antibody-conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) particles as an MRI probe to assess inflammation in human atherosclerotic plaques.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: J.M.S. Chan, C. Monaco, M. Wylezinska-Arridge, J.L. Tremoleda, R.G.J. Gibbs Tags: Selected abstracts from the May issue of the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Source Type: research