Quantification of carotid plaque composition with a multi-contrast atherosclerosis characterization (MATCH) MRI sequence

CONCLUSION: MATCH images can be used to quantify plaque components such as LRNC and IPH but not for calcifications. Although MATCH images showed a lower mean image quality score, short scan time and inherent co-registration are significant advantages.PMID:37680565 | PMC:PMC10481960 | DOI:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1227495

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mohamed Kassem Kelly P H Nies Ellen Boswijk Jochem van der Pol Mueez Aizaz Marion J J Gijbels Debiao Li Jan Bucerius Werner H Mess Joachim E Wildberger Robert J van Oostenbrugge Rik P M Moonen Zhaoyang Fan M Eline Kooi Source Type: research