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Microcalcifications serve as foci for high levels of local stress within the fibrous cap. Finite element analysis of the local stress levels surrounding microcalcifications within a fibrous cap. The gradient from blue to red indicates a transition from low to high mechanical stress. (Adapted from Vengrenyuk et al. 2006; Ruiz et al. 2015.)
