Over the rainbow

BMC Biology

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Emma Saxon¹ 

[1] BMC Biology, BioMed Central, 236 Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8HB, London, UK;

关键词: Shear Stress;    Gene Expression Data;    Functional Magnetic Resonance;    Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging;    Colour Scale;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12915-015-0171-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Shear stress in arteries, which is a measure of the force exerted by blood flow on the arterial wall, is associated with the location of lipid plaques that cause heart disease. In this study, a mathematical model of shear stress was combined with cross-sectional x-ray images of an artery taken using Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, allowing the authors to explore patterns of shearing stress and shed light on the role of arterial architecture in heart disease.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Saxon. 2015