Figure 1From: Impact of flow rates in a cardiac cycle on correlations between advanced human carotid plaque progression and mechanical flow shear stress and plaque wall stress 3D plaque samples re-constructed from in vivo MR images showing progression and regression. (a): one sample showing plaque growth; (b): one sample showing plaque reduction. Time interval: 18 months. Red: lumen; Yellow: lipid; Dark blue: calcification; light blue: outer wall.Back to article page