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Noninvasive Techniques for Assessment of Atherosclerosis

Noninvasive Techniques for Assessment of Atherosclerosis Meeting Summary Noninvasive Techniques for Assessment of Atherosclerosis Summary of a Workshop Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, January 1980 Richard S. Ross, Robert W. Barnes, Thomas F. Budinger, James F. Toole, John T. Watson, Michael B. Mock, Ivar Ringqvist, Roger S. Powell, and Alan S. Berson therosclerosis of the arteries in the human is In January 1980, the National Heart, Lung, and a pathological process with serious conse- Blood Institute convened a Workshop on Non- quences. It results in loss of elasticity of vessel invasive Techniques for Assessment of Athero- walls, in focal development of plaques, and in sclerosis in Peripheral, Carotid, and Coronary irregular narrowing of the arterial lumen. The re- Arteries. Presentations and discussions included sultant impairment of blood flow may lead to the potentials and limitations of ultrasound, heart attack, stroke, or gangrene of the limbs. radiography, nuclear magnetic resonance, The currently acceptable clinical method for pro- gamma and positron emission tomography, and viding the best quantitative measures of the ex- microwave techniques for imaging and assess- tent of atherosclerotic lesions is angiography, ing atherosclerotic lesions in arteries. The chem- which is time-consuming and expensive and ical and structural characteristics of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Arteriosclerosis Wolters Kluwer Health

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© 1981 by American Heart Association, Inc.
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0276-5047

Abstract

Meeting Summary Noninvasive Techniques for Assessment of Atherosclerosis Summary of a Workshop Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, January 1980 Richard S. Ross, Robert W. Barnes, Thomas F. Budinger, James F. Toole, John T. Watson, Michael B. Mock, Ivar Ringqvist, Roger S. Powell, and Alan S. Berson therosclerosis of the arteries in the human is In January 1980, the National Heart, Lung, and a pathological process with serious conse- Blood Institute convened a Workshop on Non- quences. It results in loss of elasticity of vessel invasive Techniques for Assessment of Athero- walls, in focal development of plaques, and in sclerosis in Peripheral, Carotid, and Coronary irregular narrowing of the arterial lumen. The re- Arteries. Presentations and discussions included sultant impairment of blood flow may lead to the potentials and limitations of ultrasound, heart attack, stroke, or gangrene of the limbs. radiography, nuclear magnetic resonance, The currently acceptable clinical method for pro- gamma and positron emission tomography, and viding the best quantitative measures of the ex- microwave techniques for imaging and assess- tent of atherosclerotic lesions is angiography, ing atherosclerotic lesions in arteries. The chem- which is time-consuming and expensive and ical and structural characteristics of the

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ArteriosclerosisWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jan 1, 1981

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