New Quantitative Digital Image Analysis Method of Histological Features of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques

Atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Plaque stability assessment is considered to be important for both clinical and fundamental applications. The current gold standard method to investigate plaque stability is performed by histological assessment of plaque features using semi-quantitative classifications. However, these assessments can be limited by subjectivity and variability. Thus, the aim was to develop a new digital image analysis method to measure quantitatively individual plaque features that is more precise than existing semi-quantitative methods.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research
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