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Validation Studies of Carotid Plaque MRI

Studying carotid atherosclerotic plaque using MRI-PlaqueViewTM has been well validated. Below are selected publications. (Click Applications for scientific and medical applications of carotid plaque MRI.)

STUDIES SUPPORTED BY VPDIAGNOSTICS

Automated in vivo segmentation of carotid plaque MRI with Morphology-Enhanced probability maps. (Liu, Magn Reson Med. 2006) Abstract

Automated measurement of mean wall thickness in the common carotid artery by MRI: a comparison to intima-media thickness by B-mode ultrasound. (Underhill, J Magn Reson Imaging. 2006) Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging of carotid atherosclerosis: plaque analysis. (Kerwin, Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2007) Abstract

Signal features of the atherosclerotic plaque at 3.0 Tesla versus 1.5 Tesla: impact on automatic classification. (Kerwin,J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008) Abstract, PDF


STUDIES INVOLVING TECHNOLOGY CONTAINED IN MRI-PLAQUEVIEWTM

Scan-rescan reproducibility of carotid atherosclerotic plaque morphology and tissue composition measurements using multicontrast MRI at 3T. (Li, J Magn Reson Imaging. 2010) Abstract

Carotid intraplaque hemorrhage imaging at 3.0-T MR imaging: comparison of the diagnostic performance of three T1-weighted sequences. (Ota, Radiology. 2010) Abstract

Carotid plaque morphology and composition: initial comparison between 1.5- and 3.0-T magnetic field strengths. (Underhill, Radiology. 2008) Abstract, PDF

Reader and platform reproducibility for quantitative assessment of carotid atherosclerotic plaque using 1.5T Siemens, Philips, and General Electric scanners. (Saam, JMRI 2007) Abstract

Intra- and interreader reproducibility of magnetic resonance imaging for quantifying the lipid-rich necrotic core is improved with gadolinium contrast enhancement. (Takaya, JMRI 2007) Abstract

Quantitative evaluation of carotid plaque composition by in vivo MRI. (Saam, ATVB 2005) Abstract, PDF

In vivo quantitative measurement of intact fibrous cap and lipid-rich necrotic core size in atherosclerotic carotid plaque: comparison of high-resolution, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and histology. (Cai, Circulation 2005) Abstract, PDF