title: Atherothrombotic plaques and the need for imaging.
abstract: The assessment of atherothrombotic plaques by imaging techniques is essential for the in vivo identification of vulnerable plaques. Several invasive and noninvasive imaging techniques are available to assess atherothrombotic disease. The use of some of the available imaging modalities for the study of regression and progression of atherothrombosis are described in more detail in the subsequent articles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Imaging Science Laboratories, Box 1234, New York, NY 10029, USA. zahi.fayad@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Zahi A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Fayad
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fuster
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D017546:Angioscopy; D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013817:Thermography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional