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Title: | Non-invasive MR imaging of inflammation in a patient with both asymptomatic carotid atheroma and an abdominal aortic aneurysm: A case report | Authors: | Howarth, S.P.S Tang, T.Y Graves, M.J King-Im, J.-M Li, Z.-Y Walsh, S.R Gaunt, M.E Gillard, J.H |
Issue Date: | 2007 | Publisher: | BMC | Citation: | Howarth, S.P.S, Tang, T.Y, Graves, M.J, King-Im, J.-M, Li, Z.-Y, Walsh, S.R, Gaunt, M.E, Gillard, J.H (2007). Non-invasive MR imaging of inflammation in a patient with both asymptomatic carotid atheroma and an abdominal aortic aneurysm: A case report. Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research 1 : 4. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-1164-1-4 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Inflammation is a recognized risk factor for the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque. USPIO-enhanced MRI imaging is a promising non-i nvasive method to identify high-risk atheromatous plaque inflammation in vivo in humans, in which areas of focal signal loss on MR images have been shown to correspond to the location of activated macrophages, typically at the shoulder regions of the plaque. This is the first report in humans describing simultaneous USPIO uptake within atheroma in two different arterial territories and again emphasises that atherosclerosis is a truly systemic disease. With further work, USPIO-enhanced MR imaging may be useful in identifying inflamed vulnerable atheromatous plaques in vivo, so refining patient selection for intervention and allowing appropriate early aggressive pharmacotherapy to prevent plaque rupture. © 2007 Howarth et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | Source Title: | Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/178355 | ISSN: | 1750-1164 | DOI: | 10.1186/1750-1164-1-4 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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