Cap inflammation leads to higher plaque cap strain and lower cap stress: An MRI-PET/Cr-based FSI modeling approach

Tang, DL; Yang, C; Huang, S; Mani, V; Zheng, J; Woodard, PK; Robson, P; Teng, ZZ; Dweck, M; Fayad, ZA

Tang, DL (reprint author), Worcester Polytech Inst, Dept Math Sci, 100 Inst Rd, Worcester, MA 01609 USA.

JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 2017; 50 ( ): 121

Abstract

Plaque rupture may be triggered by extreme stress/strain conditions. Inflammation is also implicated and can be imaged using novel imaging techniques.......

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