Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
467-03-003 ISMRM Abstract

Ultrahigh-Field 5T MRI Improves Coronary Plaque Imaging vs 3T: Image Quality and Histology-Validated AHA Classification

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Yue Sun1,2, Qile Zhang1, Ke Xue3, Yuan Feng4,5,6, Peng Hu7, Yining Wang1
1Department of Radiology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. Address: No.1, Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China
2Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
3MR Research Collaboration, Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
4Institute of Medical Robotics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
5National Engineering Research Center of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Technologies for Diagnosis and Therapy (NERC-AMRT), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
6School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
7School of Biomedical Engineering, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
Presenting Author: Keting Xu

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