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US7426409B2

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 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
June 25, 1999
Filing date
August 05, 2002
Grant date
September 16, 2008
Publication date
September 16, 2008
Language
en
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