Novel Method Improves Imaging and Progression of Atherosclerotic Plaque

Scientists at the University of Tsukuba say they have developed a tool that can image the development of atherosclerotic plaque in the body and follow its progression over time, enabling accurate evaluation of drugs to treat atherosclerosis and potentially analysis of the likely risk posed by such plaque in individual patients.Their study (“ A Novel iRFP-Incorporated  in vivo  Murine Atherosclerosis Imaging System ”), published in  Scientific Reports, reported tha