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Method and apparatus for detecting vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque

  • US 6,615,071 B1
  • Filed: 06/25/1999
  • Issued: 09/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of detecting along a vessel wall an atherosclerotic plaque at risk of reducing fluid flow within said vessel, the method comprising determining whether said plaque or a region thereof exhibits an elevated temperature compared to the temperature of at least one adjacent vessel wall site.

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