Characterization of carotid plaques using chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging.
Yasuhisa KanematsuYuki KanazawaKenji ShimadaMasaaki KoraiTakeshi MiyamotoShu SogabeManabu IshiharaIzumi YamaguchiTakeshi OyaNobuaki YamamotoYuki YamamotoMitsuharu MiyoshiMasafumi HaradaYasushi TakagiPublished in: Neuroradiology (2024)
In unstable plaques with intraplaque hemorrhage and in patients with symptoms or progressive stenosis, the ATP signals were significantly elevated. CEST-MRI studies has the potential for the preoperative assessment of the plaques' characteristics.