Dongye Li1, Huiyu Qiao2, Yongjun Qiao2, Hualu Han2, Dandan Yang2, Jingli Cao3, Huimin Xu4, Tao Wang4, Jun Shen1, and Xihai Zhao2
1Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, Tsinghua University School of Medicine, Beijing, China, 3China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, 4Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
1Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biomedical Imaging Research, Tsinghua University School of Medicine, Beijing, China, 3China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, 4Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
This study afforded a standard of the signal intensity threshold ratio of carotid plaque components compared to reference tissues on multi-contrast cardiovascular MR imaging, and provides the basis for accurate identification of crucial plaque components.
Figure 2. The NC, IPH and LM were identified and quantified on matched histological section and MR imaging
Figure 4. The signal intensity threshold ratio of plaque components referred to reference tissue