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Progress of artificial intelligence application in high-resolution magnetic resonance angiography of head and neck atherosclerotic plaque
LIU Jie  OUYANG Feng  LÜ Lianjiang  XU Zihe  ZENG Xianjun 

Cite this article as: LIU J, OUYANG F, LÜ L J, et al. Progress of artificial intelligence application in high-resolution magnetic resonance angiography of head and neck atherosclerotic plaque[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(7): 179-183. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.07.030.


[Abstract] Currently, Atherosclerosis of the head and neck is the leading cause of ischemic stroke in Asian populations, and stroke patients often face serious prognosis problems. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years, and the extensive research and application of imaging histology and deep learning in medical imaging, AI has an important value in disease detection and accurate assessment. In this paper, we reviewed the research progress on plaque segmentation, clear plaque properties, and corresponding cerebrovascular event prediction of AI in high resolution magnetic resonance-vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI), aiming to introduce the current development status and problems faced by AI in this disease in recent years, and provide research direction for stratified stroke risk assessment and individualized treatment in patients with atherosclerosis.
[Keywords] artificial intelligence；magnetic resonance imaging；atherosclerosis；radiomics；deep learning

LIU Jie   OUYANG Feng   LÜ Lianjiang   XU Zihe   ZENG Xianjun*  

Department of Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330006, China

Corresponding author: ZENG X J, E-mail: xianjun-zeng@126.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-02-28
Accepted  2024-06-06
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.07.030
Cite this article as: LIU J, OUYANG F, LÜ L J, et al. Progress of artificial intelligence application in high-resolution magnetic resonance angiography of head and neck atherosclerotic plaque[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(7): 179-183. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.07.030.

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