Atherosclerosis Disease Management
Atherosclerosis is a degenerative process affecting blood vessels, which determines narrowing of the lumen, plaque growth, and hardening of the walls. It is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The focus of this book is on the management of the athe
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Jasjit S. Suri Chirinjeev Kathuria Filippo Molinari ●
Editors
Atherosclerosis Disease Management
Editors Jasjit S. Suri Biomedical Technologies, Inc. Denver, Colorado USA and Idaho State University (Affiliated) Pocatello, Idaho USA [email protected]
Filippo Molinari BioLab Department of Electronics Politecnico di Torino Torino, Italy [email protected]
Chirinjeev Kathuria Planet Space, Inc. Chicago, Illinois USA
ISBN 978-1-4419-7221-7 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-7222-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7222-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010937645 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I Histology, Pathologies and Associated Risks 1 Introduction to the Pathology of Carotid Atherosclerosis: Histologic Classification and Imaging Correlation............................... Naima Carter-Monroe, Saami K. Yazdani, Elena Ladich, Frank D. Kolodgie, and Renu Virmani 2 Cardiovascular Risk in Subjects with Carotid Pathologies................. Fulvio Orzan, Matteo Anselmino, and Margherita Cannillo 3 Neurological Evaluation and Management of Patients with Atherosclerotic Disease................................................................... William Liboni, Enrica Pavanelli, Nicoletta Rebaudengo, Filippo Molinari, and Jasjit S. Suri 4 Pathology of Atherosclerotic Disease..................................................... Andrea Marsico 5 Stress Analysis on Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques by Fluid Structure Interaction................................................................ Hao Gao and Quan Long
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Part II Ultrasound Imaging 6 Methods in Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization Using Intravascular Ultrasound Images and Backscattered Signals............. 121 Amin Katouzian, Stéphane G. Carlier, and Andrew F. Laine 7 Despeckle Filtering of Ultrasound Images............................................. 153 Christos P. Loizou and Constantinos S. Pattichis
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8 Use of Ultrasound Contrast Agents in Plaque Characterization......... 195 Filippo Molinari, William Liboni, Pierangela Giustetto, Enrica Pavanelli, Sara Giordano, and Jasjit S. Suri 9 An Integrated Approach to Computer-