title: Whole heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography for the detection of coronary artery stenosis and atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque in a patient with unstable angina.
abstract: Whole heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has been established as a totally noninvasive diagnostic modality for the assessment of coronary artery disease. We report a case with unstable angina, in whom coronary artery stenosis with an atherosclerotic plaque was detected by whole heart coronary MRA. Intravascular ultrasound in the stenotic lesion revealed a soft plaque containing focal calcification, corresponding to a low-signal mass containing a no-signal mass on MRA. Whole heart coronary MRA can become a useful diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Sei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Shigemasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: Taeko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunimasa
authors.forename: Mitsuyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masubuchi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kunimoto
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasamaki
authors.forename: Motoichiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male