Atherosclerosis Disease Management

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to the Pathology of Carotid Atherosclerosis: Histologic Classification and Imaging Correlation....Pages 3-35
Cardiovascular Risk in Subjects with Carotid Pathologies....Pages 37-51
Neurological Evaluation and Management of Patients with Atherosclerotic Disease....Pages 53-69
Pathology of Atherosclerotic Disease....Pages 71-85
Stress Analysis on Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques by Fluid Structure Interaction....Pages 87-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Methods in Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization Using Intravascular Ultrasound Images and Backscattered Signals....Pages 121-152
Despeckle Filtering of Ultrasound Images....Pages 153-194
Use of Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Plaque Characterization....Pages 195-219
An Integrated Approach to Computer-Based Automated Tracing and IMT Measurement for Carotid Artery Longitudinal Ultrasound Images....Pages 221-251
Inter-Greedy Technique for Fusion of Different Segmentation Strategies Leading to High-Performance Carotid IMT Measurement in Ultrasound Images....Pages 253-279
Techniques and Challenges in Intima–Media Thickness Measurement for Carotid Ultrasound Images: A Review....Pages 281-324
3D Carotid Ultrasound Imaging....Pages 325-350
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
CT Imaging in the Carotid Artery....Pages 353-409
Fast, Accurate Unsupervised Segmentation of 3D Magnetic Resonance Angiography....Pages 411-432
Noninvasive Imaging for Risk Prediction in Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease....Pages 433-456
Noninvasive Targeting of Vulnerable Carotid Plaques for Therapeutic Interventions....Pages 457-495
Noninvasive Imaging of Carotid Atherosclerosis....Pages 497-525
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Treatment of Carotid Stenosis: Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting....Pages 529-562
Drug Therapy and Follow-Up....Pages 563-631
Control of Inflammation with Complement Control Agents to Prevent Atherosclerosis....Pages 633-675
Front Matter....Pages 677-677
Vibro-Acoustography of Arteries....Pages 679-698
Metabonomics in Patients with Atherosclerotic Artery Disease....Pages 699-721
Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerosis....Pages 723-747
Biologic Nanoparticles and Vascular Disease....Pages 749-763
(Shear) Strain Imaging Used in Noninvasive Detection of Vulnerable Plaques in the Carotid Arterial Wall....Pages 765-785
Intravascular Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging: From Tissue Characterization to Molecular Imaging to Image-Guided Therapy....Pages 787-816
Evaluation Criteria of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis: Noninvasive Multimodal Imaging and Molecular Imaging....Pages 817-877
Ultrasound and MRI-Based Technique for Quantifying Hemodynamics in Human Cardiovascular Systems....Pages 879-919
Back Matter....Pages 921-944