Distribution of calcification in carotid endarterectomy tissues: Comparison of micro-computed tomography imaging with histology

Conclusions:
Calcified plaque is heterogeneously distributed in CEA tissues with most in the bulb and IES regions. The amount of calcification in micro-CT slices shows a high correlation with matched histology sections.

Source: Vascular Medicine recent issues - October 10, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ababneh, B., Rejjal, L., Pokharel, Y., Nambi, V., Wang, X., Tung, C.-H., Han, R. I., Taylor, A. A., Kougias, P., Lumsden, A. B., Lawrie, G., Reardon, M., Ballantyne, C. M., Morrisett, J. D., Brunner, G. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research