which uses high resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), helps identify unstable plaque in patients with atherosclerosis – a disease that narrows arteries and increases the risk for stroke.

The study finds accurate, non-invasive MRI can identify these stable and unstable plaques. It also reports that enhanced gadolinium uptake, which is associated with histological findings of ...

After performing a non-invasive MRI examination of the aorta in a preclinical model with both stable and unstable plaques, a pharmacological "trigger" was used to induce plaque disruption.

They successfully visualized the contrast agent using MRI in cell studies. The researchers are applying their synthetic nanoparticle to distinguish between unstable plaques and stationary ones.

A Swedish multi-center study led by researchers at Lund University shows a link between low fiber consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries—the type of plaque ...

but no unstable plaque. In addition to MRI scans, the men were checked to see if they had had a stroke or transient ischeamic attack (TIAs), so-called mini-strokes, within the previous 90 days. He ...

“Unstable plaques are extremely thin and difficult to image in detail.” Directly labeling the plaque inside blood vessels with a marker that can be detected by MRI, known as a contrast ...

An MRI may also show areas where plaque is unstable. Plaque is a substance that can build up inside the blood vessels, causing restrictions or blockages. If a piece of plaque breaks off ...

Using data from the Rotterdam Study in the Netherlands, researchers have uncovered that carotid artery plaques can undergo ...

The presence of coronary plaques with complex morphologic features is the angiographic hallmark of unstable coronary syndromes 14,15,21–32 and correlates with pathologic plaque rupture and ...

After performing a non-invasive MRI examination of the aorta in a preclinical model with both stable and unstable plaques, a pharmacological "trigger" was used to induce plaque disruption.