Table 4

Comparison of histomorphometric measurements and ex vivo MRI visible coronary artery thrombus features of coronary artery serial segments. % aorta wall thickness (mm), atheroma size (mm2) and total plaque volume(mm3) were measured by superimposed delineation of area on both histology and MRI images.
Rabbit slicea
Rabbit segmentb
% difference
 Total artery radius and area
 % Aorta wall thickness (mm)
 Atheroma area (mm2)
 % Stenosis
 Plaque Volume (mm3)






Outer Radius (mm)/ Area (mm2)
 Lumen Radius (mm)/ Area (mm2



115_1
 1.70
 9.08
 1.47
 6.79
 25.22
 --
 --
 1.95
115_seg0.5
 1.69
 8.97
 1.46
 6.69
 25.93
 0.68
 10.0
 1.92
% difference
 1.0
 1.2.
 0.68
 10.0
 2.73

1.53
120_4
 1.69
 8.97
 1.42
 6.33
 29.43
 0.82
 12.9
 2.10
120_seg1.5
 1.68
 8.87
 1.41
 6.24
 29.65
 0.78
 12.5
 1.99
% difference
 1.00
 1.11
 0.70
 1.42
 0.74
 4.87
 3.10
 5.24
123_3
 1.68
 8.87
 1.42
 6.33
 28.63
 0.92
 14.50
 2.50
123_seg1.5
 1.67
 8.76
 1.39
 6.07
 30.70
 0.86
 14.16
 2.60
% difference
 0.59
 1.24
 2.11
 4.10
 7.23
 6.52
 2.34
 3.84
123_6
 1.71
 9.18
 1.33
 5.55
 39.55
 1.14
 20.54
 2.80
123_seg1.0
 1.70
 9.08
 1.30
 5.30
 41.62
 1.12
 21.13
 2.35
% difference
 0.58
 1.09
 2.25
 4.50
 4.97
 1.75
 2.79
 16.0
133_2
 1.68
 8.87
 1.35
 5.73
 35.40
 0.84
 14.65
 2.20
133_seg2.0
 1.66
 8.65
 1.30
 5.30
 38.73
 0.82
 15.47
 2.15
% difference
 1.19
 2.48
 3.70
 7.50
 9.32
 2.38
 5.30
 2.27
133_4
 1.67
 8.76
 1.42
 6.33
 27.74
 0.86
 13.58
 1.80
133_seg2.5
 1.66
 8.65
 1.34
 5.64
 34.80
 0.74
 13.12
 1.65
% difference
 0.59
 1.25
 5.63
 10.9
 20.2
 13.9
 3.38
 8.33
145_6
 1.78
 9.18
 1.50
 7.07
 22.98
--
 --
145_seg2
 1.67
 8.76
 1.45
 7.00
 20.10
 0. 44
 6.2
 0.40
% difference
 6.17
 4.57
 3.33
 1.0
 12.53


145_8
 1.80
 10.18
 1.30
 5.30
 47.93
 1.18
 22.26
 2.60
145_seg4
 1.77
 9.84
 1.28
 5.14
 47.76
 1.06
 20.62
 2.35
% difference
 1.66
 3.33
 1.54
 3.02
 0.36
 10.1
 7.36
 9.61
195_4
 1.72
 9.29
 1.40
 6.15
 33.70
 0.76
 12.35
 2.55
195_seg2.5
 1.70
 9.08
 1.37
 5.89
 35.10
 0.77
 13.07
 2.80
% difference
 1.11
 2.26
 2.14
 4.22
 3.98
 1.31
 5.50
 8.92
195_10
 1.77
 9.84
 1.39
 6.07
 38.31
 0.84
 13.83
 2.75
195_seg
 1.67
 8.76
 1.37
 5.90
 32.64
 0.80
 13.56
 2.68
% difference
 5.65
 10.9
 1.43
 2.80
 14.80
 4.76
 1.95
 2.54
195_12
 1.70
 9.08
 1.36
 5.81
 36.0
 0.46
 11.1
 1.80
195_seg
 1.68
 8.87
 1.32
 5.47
 38.3
 0.42
 11.3
 2.00
% difference
 1.10
 2.31
 2.94
 5.85
 6.00
 8.69
 1.76
 11.1
195_14
 1.72
 9.29
 1.32
 5.47
 41.11
 0.58
 10.60
 1.80
195_seg
 1.71
 9.18
 1.33
 5.55
 39.54
 0.60
 10.81
 1.55
% difference
 0.58
 1.18
 0.75
 1.44
 3.82
 3.33
 1.94
 3.12
198_3
 1.71
 9.18
 1.36
 5.47
 40.4
 1.14
 28.84
 2.20
198_seg1.5
 1.67
 8.76
 1.30
 5.30
 39.5
 1.10
 20.75
 2.10
% difference
 2.33
 4.57
 4.41
 3.10
 2.22
 3.50
 28.0
 4.54
198_5
 1.68
 8.87
 1.39
 6.06
 31.68
 1.15
 18.97
 1.20
198_seg2.0
 1.60
 8.04
 1.34
 5.64
 29.85
 1.12
 19.86
 1.55
% difference
 16.6
 9.35
 3.59
 6.93
 5.77
 2.60
 4.48
 4.16

aRabbit number and magnetic resonance microimage slice number(1 mm thick). bRabbit number and coronary tissue segment containing corresponding MRM slice(5 mm thick).

Sharma and Singh Thrombosis Journal 2004 2:5   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-2-5