Monitoring the progression of atherosclerotic plaque and disruption with contrast-enhancement MR imaging: an experimental study
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Background High-resolution CE-MRI is a noninvasive imaging modality to monitor the progression and regression of atherosclerotic plaque and disruption. The purpose of this study is to monitor the progression of atherosclerotic plaque in rabbit model with serial high-resolution contrast enhancement MRI (CE MRI), and sought to differentiate the morphology and composition between ruptured and non-ruptured plaques before triggering.
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