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Nature Reviews Cardiology 7, 165-173 (March 2010) | doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2009.246
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Hunter R. Underhill
Thomas S. Hatsukami
Zahi A. Fayad
Valentin Fuster
Chun Yuan
MRI of carotid atherosclerosis: clinical implications and future directions
Hunter R. Underhill, Thomas S. Hatsukami, Zahi A. Fayad, Valentin Fuster & Chun Yuan
Abstract
Atherosclerosis is now widely recognized as a multifactorial disease with outcomes that arise from complex factors such as plaque components, blood flow, and inflammation. Despite recent advances in understanding of plaque biology, diagnosis, and treatment, atherosclerosis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Further research into the development and validation of reliable indicators of the high-risk individual is greatly needed. Carotid MRI is a histologically validated, noninvasive imaging method that can track disease progression and regression, and quantitatively evaluate a spectrum of parameters associated with in vivo plaque morphology and composition. Intraplaque hemorrhage and the lipid-rich necrotic core are the best indicators of lesion severity currently visualized by carotid MRI. However, MRI methods capable of imaging other important aspects of carotid atherosclerotic disease in vivo—including inflammation, neovascularization, and mechanical forces—are emerging and may aid in advancing our understanding of the pathophysiology of this multifactorial disease.
 
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