Abstract #1819

Multiparametric T1 Weighted Imaging May Identify Carotid Plaque Components

General Leung^1,2, Rahul Sarkar², James Q. Zhan¹, Alan R. Moody¹

¹Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ²Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Classification of plaque components may be helpful in evaluating patient prognosis. We present a method using pre and post contrast black blood as well as delayed contrast T1W imaging to identify plaque components. Histological correlation to H&E, CD31 and CD68 are also presented.