Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Noninvasive Coronary Angiography and Plaque Imaging

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

“…11 However, 2 emerging and most promising techniques-computed tomography (CT) and MR-are likely to gain wider acceptance by the medical community and to be applied to larger populations groups because they are noninvasive and can both evaluate luminal stenosis (CT) and characterize plaque composition (MR). 12 …”

Is There a Vulnerable Plaque?

“…13 In addition, although some thrombi may complicate significant stenotic and non-fissured coronary plaques, although with superficial erosions, pathological specimens and imaging technology suggest similar phenomena in carotid and peripheral artery plaques, 14 thus implying a high-risk blood associated with such non-lipidrich but high-risk plaques.…”

Assessment of the carotid artery by MRI at 3T: A study on reproducibility

“…Accurate assessments of the arterial vascular structure and possible changes in that structure over time are therefore of great importance because they both reflect the current disease burden and are predictive of future events. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged in recent years as a promising noninvasive imaging modality for the serial assessment of atherosclerosis (13)(14)(15). Its ability to quantify total plaque volume and disease burden has been demonstrated (16 -18).…”