SHAPE Society

1. MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis in
Human Carotid Arteries
University of Washington
Chun Yuan, Ph.D.
Thomas S. Hatsukami,
M.D.

2. MRI of Carotid Atherosclerosis:
Calcified Plaque
Exam 7366
TOF T1W
PDW T2W

3. Pre-Pre Contrast-T1W
Post Contrast
CE MRI of Carotid Atherosclerosis:
Neovasculature and Necrotic Core
*
*
Mallory’s Trichrome
10x
Inset (90° rotation) 25X
Yuan C, et al. JMRI, 15:62-67, 2002

4. MRI of Carotid Atherosclerosis:
Reproducibility335S6
t t1 0
t t2 1
1
t0 t1
t1
t0 t1
t1
DIR T1W
T1-T2: 2 weeks
t1
t2
t2
t2
Kang et al. MRM, 44:968-972, 2000

5. MRI of Atherosclerosis:
Appearance of Intraplaque
Hemorrhage
400X
Hemorrhage

TOF T1W
PDW T2W
10X

Movat’s Trichrome
Yuan C, et al. Circulation, 104:2051-2056, 2001.

6. TOF
T2W
PDW
T1W
ICA
ICA
ICA
ICA
ECA
ECAECA
ECA
ECA
ICA
Ca
Ca
Ca
Ca
Ca
10X
MRI of Atherosclerosis:
Appearance of Thick Fibrous Cap
Yuan C, et al. Circulation, 105:181-185; 2002.

7. TOF
T2W
PDW
T1W
ICA
ICA
ICA
ICA
ECA
ECAECA
ECA
ECA
ICA
Ca
Ca
Ca
Ca
Ca
10X
MRI of Atherosclerosis:
Appearance of Thick Fibrous Cap
Yuan C, et al. Circulation, 105:181-185; 2002.