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: Tags: Selected abstracts from the May issue of the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Source Type: research