Resources

Programs Used for Our Project

MATLAB

Programming language and application used to conduct the bulk of our analysis

Horos

Medical image viewing software used to identify lesion sites in coronary arteries

ITK-SNAP

3D Image segmentation software for isolating coronary arteries of interest

Additional Resources on Atherosclerosis

American Heart Association

The American Heart Association was founded in 1924 based on the premise of learning more about heart disease, 'America's number 1 killer.' Since then it's funded billions of dollars towards heart disease and stroke research, more than any organization outside of the federal government.

International Atherosclerosis Society

The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) was founded in 1979 to facilitate communication regarding Atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis Journal

The Atherosclerosis Journal compiles research papers that analyze atherosclerosis and its causes and potential treatments.

Acknowledgements:

Our Mentors: Dr. Geert Schmid-Schoenbein & Dr. Elliot McVeigh,

Our Advisor: Zhennong Chen, Salil Patel, Daibo Zhang, Harrison Li

Our Professor: Dr. Bruce Wheeler

Our TA: Behrad Taghdiri

The UC San Diego Bioengineering Department

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