Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaque Composition: A 3T and 7T MRI‐Histology Correlation Study

Abstract

This study provides evidence that semiautomated segmentation of 3T/7T MRI techniques can help to determine atherosclerotic plaque composition. In particular, the high resolution of ex vivo 7T data was able to highlight greater detail in the atherosclerotic plaque composition. High-field MRI may therefore have advantages for in vivo carotid plaque MRI.