Methods for detection of vulnerable plaque with quantitative colorimetry during angioscopy
US8774905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods are provided for detecting lipid cores underneath thin fibrous caps (LCTC) and thin-cap fibroatheromas (TCFA) in a subject in need of diagnosis for having a vulnerable plaque, a plaque at risk of disruption or thrombosis, or risk of an acute coronary syndrome, and for screening compounds for modulators of this process.
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