Qingyu Wang1, Dalin Tang1,2,*, Gador Canton3, Zheyang Wu2, Thomas S. Hatsukami4, Kristen L. Billiar5, Chun Yuan6
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 189-201, 2018, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2018.04572
Abstract Cardiovascular diseases are closely linked to atherosclerotic plaque development and rupture. Assessment of plaque vulnerability is of fundamental significance to cardiovascular research and disease diagnosis, prevention, treatment and management. Magnetic resonance image (MRI) data of carotid atherosclerotic plaques from 8 patients (5 male, 3 female; age: 62-83, mean=71) were acquired at the University of Washington (UW), Seattle by the Vascular Imaging Laboratory (VIL) with written informed consent obtained. Patient-specific vessel material properties were quantified using Cine MRI data for modeling use. 3D thin-layer models were used to obtain plaque stress and strain for plaque assessment. A stress-based plaque vulnerability index… More >
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