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8574042

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
A high resolution MR imaging technique using a custom designed flexible phased-array surface coil was developed to examine the wall of the carotid artery bifurcation in vivo. The phased-array consisted of two overlapping coils which increased the image signal-to-noise ratio at the depth of the carotid artery by approximately 70%, relative to a similarly sized single loop coil. The imaging protocol included a 2D T1-weighted (T1W) spin-echo scan and cardiac gated T2-weighted and proton density-weighted (PDW) fast spin-echo (FSE) scans. Images were obtained of six healthy volunteers and of one patient with known atherosclerotic disease several days before carotid endarterectomy. On T1W and PDW images of the healthy volunteers, the carotid arterial wall appeared to be comprised of two concentric rings; a high signal inner ring and a lower signal outer ring. The MR images of the patient revealed a calcified carotid bifurcation plaque which was confirmed during surgery. The endarterectomy specimen was imaged in vitro with MR and then sectioned histologically for correlation with the patients in vivo images. Our preliminary findings indicate that a high resolution technique may provide a noninvasive technique to study atherosclerosis of the carotid bifurcation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1053-1807
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
561-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Phased-array magnetic resonance imaging of the carotid artery bifurcation: preliminary results in healthy volunteers and a patient with atherosclerotic disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't