A system for detecting vulnerable arterial plaque formed on the vessel wall in vivo is disclosed. The system comprises a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more thermal sensors at said distal end of said catheter, and a detector coupled to the proximal end of the catheter and in...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7513876?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7513876 - Detecting thermal discrepancies in vessel walls
