易损斑块磁共振成像：共识与挑战

研究显示,黑血管壁成像技术能够较为准确地识别和定量分析动脉粥样硬化易损斑块的特征,尤其在颈动脉血管床。采用磁共振技术早期识别易损斑块的重要特征将有助于预防心血管事件的发生。因此,有必要对该技术进行临床推广应用。然而,目前广泛推广磁共振斑块成像技术亦存在一定的挑战性,如应用该技术在冠状动脉等其他血管床仍具有一定的局限性,以及如何权衡效益/费用比等等。本文重点描述应用磁共振斑块成像技术的共识性观点和所面临的挑战。

MR imaging of vulnerable plaque:consensus and challenges

It has been shown that MR black-blood vessel wall imaging technique is able to identify and quantify the characteristics of atherosclerotic vulnerable plaques,especially for carotid artery.The application of MR technique for early characterizing the critical features of vulnerable plaques will be helpful to prevent the cardiovascular events.Therefore,to promote the application of MR plaque imaging technique clinically is necessary.However,there are still some challenges for MR plaque imaging,such as the limited application in coronary artery and the benefit-cost ratio.This chapter is describing the consensus and challenges of utilizing MR plaque imaging technique.