Carotid Plaque Imaging with 3T MR: We will be studying the ability of MRI to assess ex vivo carotid plaque histopathology using a new pulse sequence called IDEAL. We hope to find that vulnerable plaque has a unique set of imaging features that will allow us to use the IDEAL imaging method as a non-invasive clinical tool for investigation in patients. For this study, we will be comparing the MRI results with those obtained from CT and from pathology reports.
Correlation of IDEAL MR Imaging, CT Imaging, and Pathogy Reports for Assessing ex vivo Carotid Specimens
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The term of this project was: April 2010 to September 2010
The number of subjects scanned during this project was: 20