Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
369-04-006 ISMRM Abstract

Multi-center scan-rescan reproducibility of fast quantitative MRI of carotid atherosclerosis

Primary: Cardiovascular - Vascular and Vessel Wall
Secondary: Neuro - Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders
369-04-006 · Visualizing Intracranial and Carotid Arteries: MRA, VWI, and Beyond · Monday, 11 May, 2:45 PM–3:40 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: T2 relaxometry Carotid vessel wall Carotid vulnerable plaque T1 relaxometry ADC
Accepted
Dimitris Mitsouras 1, Deniz Karakay2, Seong-Eun Kim3,4,5,6, Meng Lu7, Jonas Schollenberger8, Arunbalaji Pugazhendhi9,10, Sheila Martinez11, Alex Gill8, Kevin Johnson10,12,13,14,15, Herman D Morris16,17,18, J. Rock Hadley4, Yibin Xie7, Vibhas Deshpande19,20,21, David Saloner8, Debiao Li7,22,23, Gerald Treiman4, Craig Weinkauf24, Maria Altbach10,12,15,25, J. Kevin DeMarco26, Scott McNally4, Dennis Parker3,4,5
1Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States of America
2Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
3CenterUtah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States of America
4University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, United States of America
5Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States of America
6University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States of America
7Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States of America
8University of California San Francisco — Radiology and biomedical imaging, San Francisco, United States of America
9Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
10Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
11Radiology & Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States of America
12Radiology and Imaging Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
13University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
14Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
15Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
16Radiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States of America
17Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States of America
18Radiology and Bioengineering, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States of America
19Siemens Medical Solutions, Boston, United States of America
20Siemens Medical Solutions, Austin, United States of America
21Research, Innovation and Scientific Engagement, Siemens Healthineers, United States of America
22Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
23UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
24Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
25Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States of America
26Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States of America
Presenting Author: Dimitris Mitsouras

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