The study of Elastic Modulus of Plaque (EMP, 2017-2018) is designed to determine the elastic modulus of carotid atherosclerotic plaques using black-blood CINE and multicontrast vessel wall imaging with the validation of histology.
Publications:
Qi H, Sun J, Qiao H, Zhao X, Guo R, Balu N, Yuan C, Chen H. Simultaneous T1 and T2 mapping of the carotid plaque (SIMPLE) with T2 and inversion recovery prepared 3D radial imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2018 May 25. doi: 10.1002/mrm.27361. [Epub ahead of print]
Qi H, Sun J, Qiao H, Chen S, Zhou Z, Pan X, Wang Y, Zhao X, Li R, Yuan C, Chen H. Carotid Intraplaque Hemorrhage Imaging with Quantitative Vessel Wall T1 Mapping: Technical Development and Initial Experience. Radiology. 2018 Apr;287(1):276-284.
Huiyu Qiao, Haikun Qi, Dongye Li, Dongxiang Xu, Huijun Chen, Chun Yuan, Xihai Zhao. Quantitative Classification of Atherosclerotic Plaque Compositions in Carotid Arteries: An in vivo T1 Mapping Study. ISMRM 2018, Paris France. Poster Presentation. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 26 (2018). P. 2980.