Progress report: MRI contrast agents and atherosclerosis: novel MRI methods are being put into service to image atherosclerosis.(magnetic resonance imaging) From: Imaging Economics | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Gupta, Nishant; Bluemke, David A. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Ascend Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of death in industrialized societies, and its incidence is projected to increase worldwide in the next two decades. (1,2) It also is recognized as a systemic disease affecting the vessel walls of all the major arteries, including the aorta, coronary, carotid, and peripheral arteries, and it leads to a myriad of diseases like stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysms, and sudden death. (2)

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