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Figure 4 Images of thoracic aortic plaque with a lipid-rich core. This plaque had a hypointense region within the plaque on the T2-weighted (T2W) image at baseline. After 12 months, it showed regression (–8%) with a marked low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction (–56%). Arrows = plaques. Arrowhead = a lipid-rich core. PDW = protein density-weighted; VWA = vessel wall area.
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