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MR imaging of vulnerable plaque: consensus and challenges
YUAN Chun  ZHAO Xi-hai 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.06.007.


[Abstract] It has been shown that MR black-blood vessel wall imaging technique is able to identify and quantify the characteristics of atherosclerotic vulnerable plaques, especially for carotid artery. The application of MR technique for early characterizing the critical features of vulnerable plaques will be helpful to prevent the cardiovascular events. Therefore, to promote the application of MR plaque imaging technique clinically is necessary. However, there are still some challenges for MR plaque imaging, such as the limited application in coronary artery and the benefit-cost ratio. This chapter is describing the consensus and challenges of utilizing MR plaque imaging technique.
[Keywords] Magnetic resonance imaging；Atherosclerosis；Vulnerable plaque

YUAN Chun Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Box 357115, 1959 NE Pacific Ave, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; Center for BioMedical Imaging Research, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

ZHAO Xi-hai Center for BioMedical Imaging Research, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

*Correspondence to: Yuan C, E-mail: cyuan@uw.edu

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2010-10-07
Accepted  2010-10-14
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.06.007
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.06.007.

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