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US6763261B2

Method and apparatus for detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque

University of Texas System

Abstract

Methods and devices are disclosed for detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, or plaque at risk of reducing blood flow in a vessel, by a identifying a region of elevated temperature along a living vessel wall. The disclosure that human atherosclerotic plaque with measurable temperature …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
S. Ward Casscells, III
Priority date
September 20, 1995
Filing date
December 26, 2001
Grant date
July 13, 2004
Publication date
July 13, 2004
Language
en
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