Figure 1From: Characterising human atherosclerotic carotid plaque tissue composition and morphology using combined spectroscopic and imaging modalitiesTissue characterisation process; biochemical (FTIR) analysis identifying the composition of the carotid plaque specimen at multiple locations (I) acquiring a spectra for each region detailing lipid, collagen and calcification (II). Structural characterisation (µX-CT scanning) (III) reconstructed plaque specimen (IV) and calcification segmentation (V).Back to article page