Inraoperative and Histological Visualization of Disrupted Vulnerable Plaques following Diagnostic Angiography of Moderate Carotid Stenosis
Figure 3
(a) An intraoperative view of an atheromatous plaque originating from the proximal ICA during CEA with a shunt. (b) Magnified image revealing the sharp laceration of the plaque surface (black arrow) and intraplaque hemorrhage (white arrow). (c) Elastica-Masson stain matching histology cross section of the carotid plaque showing a large lateralized atheroma and intraplaque hemorrhage. A ditch shown in blue arrow suggests a part of the lacerating injury. Asterisks indicate the lumen.
