Atherosclerosis and Atheroma Plaque Rupture: Imaging Modalities in the Visualization of Vasa Vasorum and Atherosclerotic Plaques

Figure 1

Volume-rendered micro-CT imaging of a coronary plaque and vasa vasorum. Volume-rendered 3D micro-CT image of a right coronary artery showing the main coronary lumen in red; noncalcified and calcified plaque areas are indicated by the arrows (noncalcified plaque is transparent). Vasa vasorum (VV) are shown in light blue (VV externa) or red (VV interna, directly originating from the main lumen). Reprint with permission from [23].