Bright and black blood imaging of the carotid bifurcation at 3.0T.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate our preliminary experience at 3.0 T with imaging of the carotid bifurcation in healthy and atherosclerotic subjects. Application at 3.

Vulnerable plaque detection by 3.0 tesla magnetic resonance imaging.

Rationale And Objectives: A clinical case report is presented on a 76-year-old man who volunteered for a 3.0 T magnetic resonance (MR) carotid protocol. The subject was referred for carotid endarterectomy and histology was performed on the ex vivo specimen and compared with the in vivo images.

Comparison of cardiac MRI on 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla clinical whole body systems.

Rationale And Objectives: A cardiac imaging pilot study was performed on 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla (T) whole body magnetic resonance units equipped with identical gradient sets and geometrically equivalent body coils.