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Figure 3


Fig 3. Magnified (A) BFI and (B) CDI images and (C) histologic specimen of a 76-year-old symptomatic patient (cerebral insult 4 weeks before imaging; Beletsky II, AHA I); imaging and histology clearly demonstrate the irregular luminal surface and the ulceration of the plaque with hemorrhage and concomitant inflammation. ··· outlines the plaque, – ·· – outlines the adventitia, * indicates the plaque; arrows demonstrate the ulcerations on BFI and CDI images.