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Comparison between magnetic resonance imaging and B‐mode ultrasound in detecting and estimating the extent of human carotid atherosclerosis

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In MRI studies of carotid plaques, ultrasound is used to find plaques, which are later imaged using MRI. The performance in plaque detection has not been compared between the modalities.… Click to show full abstract

In MRI studies of carotid plaques, ultrasound is used to find plaques, which are later imaged using MRI. The performance in plaque detection has not been compared between the modalities. The aim of the current study was to compare the performance of MRI and ultrasound in detecting carotid artery plaques and measuring extent of atherosclerosis.

Keywords: resonance imaging; imaging mode; ultrasound detecting; magnetic resonance; comparison magnetic; atherosclerosis

Journal Title: Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
Year Published: 2018

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