Quantification of Lipid-Rich Core in Carotid Atherosclerosis Using Magnetic Resonance T2 Mapping
Author(s) -
Joshua T. Chai,
Luca Biasiolli,
Linqing Li,
Mohammad Alkhalil,
Francesca Galassi,
Chris Darby,
Alison Halliday,
Linda Hands,
Timothy Magee,
Jeremy Perkins,
Ed Sideso,
Ashok Handa,
Peter Jezzard,
Matthew D. Robson,
Robin P. Choudhury
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.06.013
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , carotid endarterectomy , magnetic resonance imaging , lipid profile , stenosis , radiology , receiver operating characteristic , nuclear medicine , pathology , cholesterol
The aim of this study was to: 1) provide tissue validation of quantitative T 2 mapping to measure plaque lipid content; and 2) investigate whether this technique could discern differences in plaque characteristics between symptom-related and non-symptom-related carotid plaques.
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