Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a chronic disorder developing insidiously
throughout life and usually progressing to an advanced stage by the time symptoms occur. It …

Advances in atherosclerosis imaging technology and research have provided a range of
diagnostic tools to characterize high-risk plaque in vivo; however, these important vascular …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and atherosclerosis are chronic irreversible
diseases, that share a number of common causative factors including cigarette smoking …

The detection and characterization of coronary artery stenosis and atherosclerosis using
imaging tools are key for clinical decision-making in patients with known or suspected …

Atherosclerosis is a lipoprotein-driven inflammatory disorder leading to a plaque formation
at specific sites of the arterial tree. After decades of slow progression, atherosclerotic plaque …

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide.
Atherosclerosis imaging has traditionally focused on detection of obstructive luminal …

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mostly arises from so-called vulnerable coronary plaques,
particularly prone for rupture. Vulnerable plaques comprise a specific type of plaque, called …

Purpose To implement a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging protocol to measure intracranial
atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) in a population-based multicenter study and report …

The process of coronary artery disease progression is infrequently visualized. Intravascular
ultrasound has been used to gain important insights but is invasive and therefore limited to …

Background: There are limited studies on wall imaging of human basilar artery (BA). Our aim
was to investigate remodeling mode of advanced BA atherosclerosis using 3-T MRI …