Multi-Modality Atherosclerosis Imaging and Diagnosis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Saba, Luca (Editor), Sanches, João Miguel (Editor), Pedro, Luís Mendes (Editor), Suri, Jasjit S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Cardiology.; Image processing.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the world, resulting mostly from the sudden ruptures of atherosclerosis carotid plaques. Understanding why and how plaque develops and ruptures requires a multi-disciplinary approach such as radiology, biomedical engineering, medical physics, software...