Relationship between carotid plaque surface morphology and perfusion: a 3D DCE-MRI study.

Jianmin YuanGregory MakrisAndrew PattersonAmmara UsmanTilak DasAndrew PriestZhongzhao TengSarah HilborneDario PrudencioJonathan GillardMartin Graves

Published in: Magma (New York, N.Y.) (2017)

This study demonstrates the feasibility of using a single sequence to acquire both high resolution 4D CE-MRA and DCE-MRI to evaluate both plaque surface morphology and function. The results demonstrate significant relationships between lumen surface morphology and neovascularization.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging
mass spectrometry
diabetic retinopathy