title: Intravascular magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review the current state of the art with respect to intravascular magnetic resonance imaging, including intravascular coils, their implementation for plaque identification and characterization, and strategies for future approaches to coronary imaging and other cardiovascular applications.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ferrariv@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Victor A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Wilensky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional