Rupture Risk Assessment of Cervical Spinal Manipulations on Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque by a 3D Fluid-Structure Interaction Model

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(a) T1WI segmentation of the whole plaque geometry, the artery, lipid core, fibrous cap, and calcification were colored in yellow, purple, blue, and green, respectively. (b) TOF segmentation of the plaque. (c) In the restructured model in Solidworks2017, the lipid core, fibrous cap (FC), calcification (Ca), and the blood were colored in yellow, blue, and white, respectively.

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