title: MR Imaging of Coronary Arteries and Plaques.
abstract: Cardiac magnetic resonance offers the promise of radiation-free imaging of the coronary arteries, providing information with respect to luminal stenosis, plaque burden, high-risk plaque characteristics, and disease activity. In combination, this would provide a comprehensive, individualized assessment of coronary atherosclerosis that could be used to improve patient risk stratification and to guide treatment. However, the technical challenges involved with delivering upon this promise are considerable, requiring sophisticated approaches to both data acquisition and post-processing. In this review, we describe the current status of this technology, its capabilities, its limitations, and what will be required in the future to translate this technology into routine clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Translation Molecular Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount-Sinai, New York, New York; British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Marc R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dweck
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Imaging Center Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puntman
authors.affiliation: British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alex T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Vesey
authors.affiliation: Translation Molecular Imaging Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount-Sinai, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Zahi A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Fayad
authors.affiliation: Institute for Experimental and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, DZHK Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Electronic address: eike.nagel@cardiac-imaging.org.
authors.forename: Eike
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagel
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: PET/MRI; coronary artery disease; magnetic resonance imaging