Whole heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography for the detection of coronary artery stenosis and atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque in a patient with unstable angina.
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.
Sato
Yuichi
Y
Komatsu
Sei
S
Matsumoto
Naoya
N
Tani
Shigemasa
S
Kunimasa
Taeko
T
Masubuchi
Mitsuyo
M
Kunimoto
Satoshi
S
Kasamaki
Yuji
Y
Takahashi
Motoichiro
M
Uchiyama
Takahisa
T
Saito
Satoshi
S
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