• DocumentCode
    3122833
  • Title

    Arterial Gaussian curvature and the shapes of atherosclerotic plaques

  • Author

    Richardson, Peter D.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Eng., Brown Univ., Providence, RI, USA
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    29
  • Lastpage
    30
  • Abstract
    Atherosclerotic plaques may form preferentially in parts of arteries that have positive Gaussian curvature, and this may help explain why so many plaques have sharp margins and an elliptic shape when examined en face
  • Keywords
    blood vessels; buckling; diseases; haemodynamics; arterial Gaussian curvature; atherosclerotic plaques shapes; elliptic shape; preferential formation; sharp margins; Autopsy; Biotechnology; Blood flow; Carotid arteries; Cells (biology); Frequency; Geometry; Lipidomics; Physiology; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the IEEE 27th Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Storrs, CT
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6717-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.2001.924704
  • Filename
    924704
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3122833