Research - CROP

CROP

Brief introduction:

The study of Cardiovascular Risk in Older Population (CROP, 2012-present) is a multimodal imaging-based community study. The CROP study is designed to unveil the cardiovascular disease risk of the asymptomatic elderly population using ultrasound and MR imaging. All subjects who enrolled in this study will undergo the MR vessel wall imaging and ultrasound imaging for carotid artery, thoracic aorta, and femoral artery to characterize the burden and vulnerability of atherosclerotic disease.

Publications:

1. Han Y, Guan M, Zhu Z, Li D, Chen H, Yuan C, Li C, Wang W, Zhao X. Assessment of longitudinal distribution of subclinical atherosclerosis in femoral arteries by three-dimensional cardiovascular magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2018 Sep 3;20(1):60.
2. Cai Y, He L, Yuan C, Chen H, Zhang Q, Li R, Li C, Zhao X. Atherosclerotic plaque features and distribution in bilateral carotid arteries of asymptomatic elderly population: A 3D multicontrast MR vessel wall imaging study. Eur J Radiol. 2017 Nov;96:6-11.
3. Huang C, He Q, Huang M, Huang L, Zhao X, Yuan C, Luo J. Non-Invasive Identification of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques Using Texture Analysis in Ultrasound Carotid Elastography: An In Vivo Feasibility Study Validated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2017 Apr;43(4):817-830.
4. Huang M, Hippe DS, Huang L, Zhao X, Luo J, Zeng Q, Yuan C. A Noninvasive Sonographic Study of Multisite Atherosclerosis in an Elderly Chinese Population. J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Mar;36(3):639-647.
5. Dai E, Dong L, Zhang Z, Li L, Zhang H, Zhao X, Wang J, Yuan C, Guo H. Technical Note: Measurement of common carotid artery lumen dynamics using black-blood MR cine imaging. Med Phys. 2017 Mar;44(3):1105-1112.
6. Zhou C, Qiao H, He L, Yuan C, Chen H, Zhang Q, Li R, Wang W, Du F, Li C, Zhao X. Characterization of atherosclerotic disease in thoracic aorta: A 3D, multicontrast vessel wall imaging study. Eur J Radiol. 2016 Nov;85(11):2030-2035.
7. Qiao H, He Q, Chen Z, Xu D, Huang L, He L, Jiang L, Li R, Luo J, Yuan C, Zhao X. Identification of early atherosclerotic lesions in carotid arteries with quantitative characteristics measured by 3D MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2016 Nov;44(5):1270-1276.
8. Huang C, Pan X, He Q, Huang M, Huang L, Zhao X, Yuan C, Bai J, Luo J. Ultrasound-Based Carotid Elastography for Detection of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques Validated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2016 Feb;42(2):365-77.
9. Jiang L, Chen H, Li R, Han X, Chen Z, He L, Yuan C, Zhao X. Associations of arterial distensibility between carotid arteries and abdominal aorta by MR. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2015 Apr;41(4):1138-42.
10. Xihai Zhao, Yang Liu, Yongjun Han, Maobin Guan, Ying Cai, Rui Li, Huijun Chen, Chun Yuan. Added Value of Femoral Artery Atherosclerosis for Determining Severity of White Matter Lesions: A 3D MR Vessel Wall Imaging Study. SMRA 2018, Glasgaw UK. Oral presentation. Soc. Mag. Reson. Ang. 30 (2018). P. A55.
11. Ying Cai, Yang Liu, Qiang Zhang, Weizhong Tian, Chun Yuan, Cheng Li, Wei Wang, Xihai Zhao. Association between Vulnerability of Carotid Artery Atherosclerotic Plaques and White Matter Lesions in Asymptomatic Elderly Population: A MR Vessel Wall Imaging Study. ISMRM 2018, Paris France. Oral presentation. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 26 (2018). P. 490.
12. Chen L, Sun J, Hippe DS, Balu N, Yuan Q, Yuan I, Zhao X, Li R, He L, Hatsukami TS, Hwang JN, Yuan C. Quantitative assessment of the intracranial vasculature in an older adult population using iCafe. Neurobiol Aging. 2019 Jul.