3Feinstein SB. Contrast ultrasound imaging of the carotid artery vasa vasorum and atherosclerotic plaque neovascularization. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2006,48 : 236-243.
4Barger AC, Beeuwkes R, Lainey LL, et al. Hypothesis: vasa vasorum and neovascularization of human coronary arteries. A possible role in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. N Engl J Med, 1984,310 : 175-177.
5Carlier S,Kakadiaris IA,Dib N,et al. Vasa vasorum imaging:a new window to the the clinical detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. Curr Atheroscler Rep, 2005,7 : 164-169.
6Fleiner M, Kummer M, Mirlacher M, et al. Arterial neovascularization and inflammation in vulnerable patients. Early and late signs of symptomatic atherosclerosis. Circulation, 2004, 110:2843-2850.
7Kumamoto M,Nakashima Y, Sueishi K. Intimal neovascularization in human coronary atherosclerosis:its origin and pathophysiological significance. Hum Pathol, 1995,26:450-456.
8Carter A, Murphy MO, Turner N J, et al. Intimal neovaseularisation is a prominent feature of atheroselerotie plaques in diabetic patients with critical limb isehaemia. Eur J Vase Endovase Surg, 2007,33 : 319-324.
9Macioch JE, Katsamakis CD, Robin J, et al. Effect of contrast enhancement on measurement of carotid artery intimal medial thickness. Vasc Med,2004,9 : 7-12.
10Neems RFM, Goldin M, Dainauskas J, et al. Real-time contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging of the neovascularization within the human carotid plaque. J Am Coll Cardiol,2004,43:374A.
