After the patients died, their brains were shipped to Phoenix, where a pathologist sliced them into about 100 tiny pieces and sent them off for analysis of plaque.

在病人死后，他们的大脑被运到了菲尼克斯，在那里，病理学家将其切成100个微型切片，送去做空斑分析。

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On the wall behind three mannequins is a tiny brass plaque.

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Thermocore Medical in England is testing a catheter containing tiny temperature sensors, betting that inflamed plaque is slightly hotter than the rest of the artery.

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It analyzed data from studies conducted by Steven Nissen, head of cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, that used tiny ultrasound probes to measure the buildup of plaque in patients who were taking common cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins: Pravachol, Lipitor and Crestor.

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