Images in cardiovascular medicine. Serial high-spatial-resolution, multisequence magnetic resonance imaging studies identify fibrous cap rupture and penetrating ulcer into carotid atherosclerotic plaque.
Chu
Baocheng
B
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. chubc@u.washington.edu
Yuan
Chun
C
Takaya
Norihide
N
Shewchuk
Jason R
JR
Clowes
Alexander W
AW
Hatsukami
Thomas S
TS
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*