Title: MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis in Human Carotid Arteries
1MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis in Human Carotid
Arteries
Chun Yuan, Ph.D. Thomas S. Hatsukami, M.D.
University of Washington
2MRI of Carotid AtherosclerosisCalcified Plaque
TOF
T1W
T2W
PDW
Exam 7366
3 CE MRI of Carotid Atherosclerosis
Neovasculature and Necrotic Core
10x
Mallorys Trichrome
Pre-Pre Contrast-T1W
25X
Inset (90 rotation)
Post Contrast
Yuan C, et al. JMRI, 1562-67, 2002
4MRI of Carotid AtherosclerosisReproducibility335
S6
t1
t t1 0
t2
1
t t2 1
t0 t1
t1
t2
t0 t1
DIR T1W T1-T2 2 weeks
t1
t2
Kang et al. MRM, 44968-972, 2000
5MRI of Atherosclerosis Appearance of
Intraplaque Hemorrhage
10X
?
Movats Trichrome
Yuan C, et al. Circulation, 1042051-2056, 2001.
6MRI of Atherosclerosis Appearance of Thick
Fibrous Cap
ECA
ECA
ICA
ICA
10X
Ca
Ca
ECA
TOF
PDW
ICA
Ca
ECA
ECA
ICA
ICA
Ca
Ca
T2W
T1W
Yuan C, et al. Circulation, 105181-185 2002.