Sentence examples for smooth plaque from inspiring English sources

MDCTA (d) confirming the presence of a small ulceration (arrowhead) in an otherwise smooth plaque causing stenosis of the internal carotid artery.

Conversely, the criteria for stable samples were: no symptoms attributable to CVA/TIA at any time; a smooth plaque surface morphology on 3D MRA and no evidence of cerebral infarction on MRI; and histology of a thick Fibrous Cap Atheroma or Fibro-Calcific Plaque.

Such plaques have been associated with embolic vascular territory infarcts on brain CT, while smooth plaques were correlated either with normal scans or lacunar infarcts [29].

Irregular carotid plaques as evaluated on high-resolution B-mode US have been correlated with higher risk for stroke compared with smooth plaques [47].

Indeed, studies with CEUS have demonstrated neovessels in close proximity to ulcerations [57] and that ulcerated plaques tend to have significantly more intraplaque neovessels compared to smooth plaques [58] (Figs. 6 and 7).

When we plated the cells on a lawn of K. aerogenes, they formed smooth plaques as observed for the mutant strain.

B-mode image (a) showing a smooth atherosclerotic plaque, appearing predominantly hypoechoic.

It grows in smooth white plaques engraved with dark lines, like hieroglyphs, from which it takes its name.

Tattersall said the first symbolic objects are geometrical engravings on smooth ochre plaques in southern Africa, dated to about 80,000 years ago.

Plaque smooth muscle cell content, a marker of plaque stability, was quantified by anti- α-smooth muscle actin staining.

Plaque smooth muscle cell content was assessed using α-smooth muscle actin (Sigma-Aldrich, UK) immunostaining.