Xiaoming Bi1, Zhaoyang Fan2, Yutaka Natsuaki1, Debiao Li2, and Gerhard Laub1
1Siemens Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
The recently developed
MATCH technique integrates multiple 3D image sets into a single measurement and
it is a promising method for carotid plaque characterization. One of the
remaining challenges is the gross motion of carotid arteries that originates
from pulsation, breathing and swallowing. In this work, a motion robust
stack-of-stars sampling trajectory was implemented into the MATCH sequence
(STAR-MATCH). Preliminary studies from volunteers and patient demonstrate it is
feasible to characterize carotid plaque using the STAR-MATCH sequence with
improve motion robustness.
