Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
608-01-006 ISMRM Abstract

Quantitative Multi-Contrast Atherosclerosis Characterization (qMATCH) for Assessing Carotid Artery Plaque Vulnerability

Primary: Cardiovascular - Atherosclerosis
Secondary: Cardiovascular - Vascular and Vessel Wall
608-01-006 · Vessel Wall Imaging · Thursday, 14 May, 8:30 AM–10:20 AM · Meeting Room 1.60
Keywords: Stroke T1 HR-VWI Carotid Plaque Vulnerability Quantitative lmaging
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Junxia Niu 1, Chen Zhang2, Meng Lv, Yibin Xie3, Debiao Li3,4, Qi Yang5,6,7,8,9
1Department of Radiology，Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, Beijing, China
2MR Research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers, Beijing China, beijing, China
3Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States of America
4Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
5Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, beijing, China
6Key Laboratory of Medical Engineering for Cardiovascular Disease, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
7Laboratory for Clinical Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
8Department of Radiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Beijing, China
9Department of Radiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, beijing, China
Presenting Author: Junxia Niu

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