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Research progress in the evaluation of coronary atherosclerosis plaque by magnetic resonance imaging
LIU Wen  YU Wei 

DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.04.014.


[Abstract] Coronary atherosclerosis heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of death, and the patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the main cause of poor prognosis and sudden death. Autopsy pathology shows that vulnerable plaque rupture or erosion of the endothelial surface with thrombus formation is recognized as the most important mechanism of acute coronary syndromes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is noninvasive, with high reproducibility and perfect soft tissue characterization. After 20 years of hard work, carotid arteries allow identification of plaque morphology using multi-contrast weighted MRI, which has got additional validation studies using histopathologic materials and clinical practice. Although, at present, coronary artery wall imaging is still in the stage of research due to the complexity of imaging technology. In this article, the research progress of magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate coronary artery atherosclerotic plaque is reviewed.
[Keywords] Coronary disease；Plaque, atherosclerotic；Vulnerable plaque；Magnetic resonance imaging

LIU Wen Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affilliated to Capital Medical Universily, Beijing 100029, China

YU Wei* Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affilliated to Capital Medical Universily, Beijing 100029, China

*Correspondence to: Yu W, E-mail: nxyw1969@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  This work was part of National Natural Science Foundation of China No.81071196, 81541126 Health Public Welfare Industry Special Scientific Research Projects No.201402019 Beijing Health System High Level Health Technical Personnel Training Plan No.2013-2-005
Received  2016-12-14
Accepted  2017-01-20
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.04.014
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.04.014.

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