Recent Notable Journal Publications

Saam T, Hatsukami TS, Takaya N, Chu B, Underhill H, Kerwin WS, Cai J, Ferguson MS, Yuan C. The vulnerable, or high-risk, atherosclerotic plaque: noninvasive MR imaging for characterization and assessment. Radiology 2007;244:64-77.

Kerwin W, Xu D, Liu F, Saam T, Underhill H, Takaya N, Chu B, Hatsukami T, Yuan C. MRI of carotid atherosclerosis: Plaque analysis. Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2007 Nov 28. 18:371-378.

Kerwin W, O’Brien K, Ferguson M, Polissar N, Hatsukami T, Yuan C. Inflammation in carotid atherosclerotic plaque: A dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI study. Radiology 2006.

Takaya N, Yuan C, Chu B, Saam T, Underhill H, Cai J, Tran N, Polissar NL, Isaac C, Ferguson M, Garden G, Cramer S, Maravilla K, Hashimoto B, Hatsukami T. Association Between Carotid Plaque Characteristics and Subsequent Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events: A Prospective Assessment with Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Initial Results. Stroke 2006. 37(3):818-823.

Chu B, Yuan C, Takaya N, Shewchuk J, Clowes A, Hatsukami T. Serial high spatial resolution, multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging studies identify fibrous cap rupture and penetrating ulcer into carotid atherosclerotic plaque. Circulation, 2006;.113(12):e660-661