Application of MRI to detect high-risk atherosclerotic plaque

References

• Lloyd-Jones D, Adams R, Carnethon M et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics – 2009 update: a report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Circulation119, 480–486 (2009).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• van der Wal AC, Becker AE, van der Loos C, Das P. Site of intimal rupture or erosion of thrombosed coronary atherosclerotic plaques is characterized by an inflammatory process irrespective of the dominant plaque morphology. Circulation89, 36–44 (1994).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Farb A, Burke AP, Tang AL et al. Coronary plaque erosion without rupture into a lipid core. A frequent cause of coronary thrombosis in sudden coronary death. Circulation93, 1354–1363 (1996).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ambrose JA, Tannenbaum MA, Alexopoulos D et al. Angiographic progression of coronary artery disease and the development of myocardial infarction. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.12, 56–62 (1988).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Giroud D, Li JM, Urban P, Meier B, Rutishauer W. Relation of the site of acute myocardial infarction to the most severe coronary arterial stenosis at prior angiography. Am. J. Cardiol.69, 729–732 (1992).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Saam T, Underhill HR, Chu B et al. Prevalence of American Heart Association type VI carotid atherosclerotic lesions identified by magnetic resonance imaging for different levels of stenosis as measured by duplex ultrasound. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.51, 1014–1021 (2008).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Davies MJ. Anatomic features in victims of sudden coronary death. Coronary artery pathology. Circulation85, I19–I24 (1992).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Burke AP, Farb A, Malcom GT, Liang YH, Smialek J, Virmani R. Coronary risk factors and plaque morphology in men with coronary disease who died suddenly. N. Engl. J. Med.336, 1276–1282 (1997).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boyle JJ. Association of coronary plaque rupture and atherosclerotic inflammation. J. Pathol.181, 93–99 (1997).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• van der Wal AC, Becker AE, van der Loos C, Das P. Site of intimal rupture or erosion of thrombosed coronary atherosclerotic plaques is characterized by an inflammatory process irrespective of the dominant plaque morphology. Circulation89, 36–44 (1994).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moreno PR, Purushothaman KR, Sirol M, Levy AP, Fuster V. Neovascularization in Human Atherosclerosis. Circulation113, 2245–2252 (2006).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kolodgie FD, Gold HK, Burke AP et al. Intraplaque hemorrhage and progression of coronary atheroma. N. Engl. J. Med.349, 2316–2325 (2003).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pasterkamp G, Schoneveld AH, Hijnen DJ et al. Atherosclerotic arterial remodeling and the localization of macrophages and matrix metalloproteases 1, 2 and 9 in the human coronary artery. Atherosclerosis150, 245–253 (2000).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yuan C, Mitsumori LM, Ferguson MS et al. In vivo accuracy of multispectral magnetic resonance imaging for identifying lipid-rich necrotic cores and intraplaque hemorrhage in advanced human carotid plaques. Circulation104, 2051–2056 (2001).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clarke SE, Hammond RR, Mitchell JR, Rutt BK. Quantitative assessment of carotid plaque composition using multicontrast MRI and registered histology. Magn. Reson. Med.50, 1199–1208 (2003).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Saam T, Ferguson MS, Yarnykh VL et al. Quantitative evaluation of carotid plaque composition by in vivo MRI. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.25, 234–239 (2005).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cai JM, Hatsukami TS, Ferguson MS, Small R, Polissar NL, Yuan C. Classification of human carotid atherosclerotic lesions with i n vivo multicontrast magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation106, 1368–1373 (2002).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mitsumori LM, Hatsukami TS, Ferguson MS, Kerwin WS, Cai J, Yuan C. In vivo accuracy of multisequence MR imaging for identifying unstable fibrous caps in advanced human carotid plaques. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging17, 410–420 (2003).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sadat U, Weerakkody RA, Bowden DJ et al. Utility of high resolution MR imaging to assess carotid plaque morphology: a comparison of acute symptomatic, recently symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with carotid artery disease. Atherosclerosis207(2), 434–439 (2009).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Takaya N, Yuan C, Chu B et al. Association between carotid plaque characteristics and subsequent ischemic cerebrovascular events: a prospective assessment with MRI – initial results. Stroke37, 818–823 (2006).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yuan C, Zhang SX, Polissar NL. Identification of fibrous cap rupture with magnetic resonance imaging is highly associated with recent transient ischemic attack or stroke. Circulation105, 181–185 (2002).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wasserman BA, Smith WI, Trout HH 3rd, Cannon RO 3rd, Balaban RS, Arai AE. Carotid artery atherosclerosis: in vivo morphologic characterization with gadolinium-enhanced double-oblique MR imaging initial results. Radiology223, 566–573 (2002).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kramer CM, Cerilli LA, Hagspiel K, DiMaria JM, Epstein FH, Kern JA. Magnetic resonance imaging identifies the fibrous cap in atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm. Circulation109, 1016–1021 (2004).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kerwin W, Hooker A, Spilker M et al. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis of neovasculature volume in carotid atherosclerotic plaque. Circulation107, 851–856 (2003).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin W, Abendschein DR, Haacke EM. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of carotid arterial wall in pigs. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging7, 183–190 (1997).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kerwin WS, O’Brien KD, Ferguson MS, Polissar N, Hatsukami TS, Yuan C. Inflammation in carotid atherosclerotic plaque: a dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging study. Radiology241, 459–468 (2006).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Manning WJ, Nezafat R, Appelbaum E, Danias PG, Hauser TH, Yeon SB. Coronary magnetic resonance imaging. Cardiol. Clin.25, 141–170, vi (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Botnar RM, Stuber M, Danias PG, Kissinger KV, Manning WJ. Improved coronary artery definition with T2-weighted, free-breathing, three-dimensional coronary MRA. Circulation99, 3139–3148 (1999).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Botnar RM, Stuber M, Kissinger KV, Kim WY, Spuentrup E, Manning WJ. Noninvasive coronary vessel wall and plaque imaging with magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation102, 2582–2587 (2000).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Botnar RM, Kim WY, Bornert P, Stuber M, Spuentrup E, Manning WJ. 3D coronary vessel wall imaging utilizing a local inversion technique with spiral image acquisition. Magn. Reson. Med.46, 848–854 (2001).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Botnar RM, Stuber M, Danias PG, Kissinger KV, Manning WJ. A fast 3D approach for coronary MRA. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging10, 821–825 (1999).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim WY, Stuber M, Bornert P, Kissinger KV, Manning WJ, Botnar RM. Three-dimensional black-blood cardiac magnetic resonance coronary vessel wall imaging detects positive arterial remodeling in patients with nonsignificant coronary artery disease. Circulation106, 296–299 (2002).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stuber M, Botnar RM, Danias PG et al. Double-oblique free-breathing high resolution three-dimensional coronary magnetic resonance angiography. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.34, 524–531 (1999).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stuber M, Botnar RM, Danias PG, Kissinger KV, Manning WJ. Breathhold three-dimensional coronary magnetic resonance angiography using real-time navigator technology. J. Cardiovasc. Magn. Reson.1, 233–238 (1999).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meairs S, Rother J, Neff W, Hennerici M. New and future developments in cerebrovascular ultrasound, magnetic resonance angiography, and related techniques. J. Clin. Ultrasound23, 139–149 (1995).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zimarino M, Prati F, Stabile E et al. Optical coherence tomography accurately identifies intermediate atherosclerotic lesions – an in vivo evaluation in the rabbit carotid artery. Atherosclerosis193, 94–101 (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jang IK, Bouma BE, Kang DH et al. Visualization of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients using optical coherence tomography: comparison with intravascular ultrasound. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.39, 604–609 (2002).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Waxman S, Dixon SR, L’Allier P et al. In vivo validation of a catheter-based near-infrared spectroscopy system for detection of lipid core coronary plaques: initial results of the SPECTACL study. JACC Cardiovasc. Imaging2, 858–868 (2009).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rudd JHF, Warburton EA, Fryer TD et al. Imaging atherosclerotic plaque inflammation with [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Circulation105, 2708–2711 (2002).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fusman B, Wolfkiel CJ. Ultrafast computed tomography for detection of coronary artery calcification. Am. J. Card. Imaging9, 206–212 (1995).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Wilhjelm JE, Gronholdt ML, Wiebe B, Jespersen SK, Hansen LK, Sillesen H. Quantitative analysis of ultrasound B-mode images of carotid atherosclerotic plaque: correlation with visual classification and histological examination. IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging17, 910–922 (1998).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Christodoulou CI, Pattichis CS, Pantziaris M, Nicolaides A. Texture-based classification of atherosclerotic carotid plaques. IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging22, 902–912 (2003).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• O’Leary DH, Polak JF, Kronmal RA, Manolio TA, Burke GL, Wolfson SK Jr. Carotid-artery intima and media thickness as a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke in older adults. Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group. N. Engl. J. Med.340, 14–22 (1999).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nagai Y, Metter EJ, Earley CJ et al. Increased carotid artery intimal-medial thickness in asymptomatic older subjects with exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. Circulation98, 1504–1509 (1998).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stone GW, Maehara A, Lansky AJ et al. A prospective natural-history study of coronary atherosclerosis. N. Engl. J. Med.364, 226–235 (2011).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Blankstein R, Ferencik M. The vulnerable plaque: can it be detected with cardiac CT? Atherosclerosis211, 386–389 (2010).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Constantinides P. Experimental Atherosclerosis. Elsevier Publishing Co., NY, USA (1965).
   Google Scholar
• Constantinides P, Chakravarti RN. Rabbit arterial thrombosis production by systemic procedures. Arch. Pathol.72, 197–208 (1961).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Cullen P, Baetta R, Bellosta S et al. Rupture of the atherosclerotic plaque: does a good animal model exist? Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.23, 535–542 (2003).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Falk E, Schwartz SM, Galis ZS, Rosenfeld ME. Putative murine models of plaque rupture. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.27, 969–972 (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fuster V, Badimon L, Badimon JJ, Ip JH, Chesebro JH. The porcine model for the understanding of thrombogenesis and atherogenesis. Mayo Clin. Proc.66, 818–831 (1991).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schwartz SM, Galis ZS, Rosenfeld ME, Falk E. Plaque rupture in humans and mice. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.27, 705–713 (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Constantindes PC. Rabbit arterial thrombosis production by systemic procedures. Arch. Pathol.72, 197–208 (1961).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Phinikaridou A, Hallock KJ, Qiao Y, Hamilton JA. A robust rabbit model of human atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis. J. Lipid Res.50, 787–797 (2009).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johnstone MT, Botnar RM, Perez AS et al. In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of experimental thrombosis in a rabbit model. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.21, 1556–1560 (2001).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johnstone MT, Perez AS, Nasser I et al. Angiotensin receptor blockade with candesartan attenuates atherosclerosis, plaque disruption, and macrophage accumulation within the plaque in a rabbit model. Circulation110, 2060–2065 (2004).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Botnar RM, Perez AS, Witte S et al. In vivo molecular imaging of acute and subacute thrombosis using a fibrin-binding magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent. Circulation109, 2023–2029 (2004).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Phinikaridou A, Ruberg FL, Hallock KJ et al. In vivo detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque by MRI in a rabbit model. Circ. Cardiovasc. Imaging3, 323–332 (2010).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schoenhagen P, Ziada KM, Kapadia SR, Crowe TD, Nissen SE, Tuzcu EM. Extent and direction of arterial remodeling in stable versus unstable coronary syndromes: an intravascular ultrasound study. Circulation101, 598–603 (2000).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smits PC, Pasterkamp G, de Jaegere PP, de Feyter PJ, Borst C. Angioscopic complex lesions are predominantly compensatory enlarged: an angioscopy and intracoronary ultrasound study. Cardiovasc. Res.41, 458–464 (1999).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Crawford T, Levene CI. Medial thinning in atheroma. J. Pathol. Bacteriol.66, 19–23 (1953).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Bond MG, Adams MR, Bullock BC. Complicating factors in evaluating coronary artery atherosclerosis. Artery9, 21–29 (1981).
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Glagov S, Weisenberg E, Zarins CK, Stankunavicius R, Kolettis GJ. Compensatory enlargement of human atherosclerotic coronary arteries. N. Engl. J. Med.316, 1371–1375 (1987).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McPherson DD, Sirna SJ, Hiratzka LF et al. Coronary arterial remodeling studied by high-frequency epicardial echocardiography: an early compensatory mechanism in patients with obstructive coronary atherosclerosis. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.17, 79–86 (1991).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Losordo DW, Rosenfield K, Kaufman J, Pieczek A, Isner JM. Focal compensatory enlargement of human arteries in response to progressive atherosclerosis. In vivo documentation using intravascular ultrasound. Circulation89, 2570–2577 (1994).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nishioka T, Luo H, Eigler NL, Berglund H, Kim CJ, Siegel RJ. Contribution of inadequate compensatory enlargement to development of human coronary artery stenosis: an in vivo intravascular ultrasound study. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.27, 1571–1576 (1996).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Miao C, Chen S, Macedo R et al. Positive remodeling of the coronary arteries detected by magnetic resonance imaging in an asymptomatic population: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.53, 1708–1715 (2009).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• von Birgelen C, Klinkhart W, Mintz GS et al. Plaque distribution and vascular remodeling of ruptured and nonruptured coronary plaques in the same vessel: an intravascular ultrasound study in vivo.J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.37, 1864–1870 (2001).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Motoyama S, Kondo T, Sarai M et al. Multislice computed tomographic characteristics of coronary lesions in acute coronary syndromes. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.50, 319–326 (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pasterkamp G, Borst C, Gussenhoven EJ et al. Remodeling of de novo atherosclerotic lesions in femoral arteries: impact on mechanism of balloon angioplasty. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.26, 422–428 (1995).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Steen H, Lima JA, Chatterjee S et al. High-resolution three-dimensional aortic magnetic resonance angiography and quantitative vessel wall characterization of different atherosclerotic stages in a rabbit model. Invest. Radiol.42, 614–621 (2007).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yuan C, Kerwin WS, Ferguson MS, Polissar N, Zhang S, Cai J, Hatsukami TS. Contrast-enhanced high resolution MRI for atherosclerotic carotid artery tissue characterization. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging15, 62–67 (2002).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maintz D, Ozgun M, Hoffmeier A et al. Selective coronary artery plaque visualization and differentiation by contrast-enhanced inversion prepared MRI. Eur. Heart J.27, 1732–1736 (2006).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ibrahim T, Makowski MR, Jankauskas A et al. Serial contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates regression of hyperenhancement within the coronary artery wall in patients after acute myocardial infarction. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging2, 580–588 (2009).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Calcagno C, Cornily JC, Hyafil F et al. Detection of neovessels in atherosclerotic plaques of rabbits using dynamic contrast enhanced MRI and 18F-FDG PET. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.28, 1311–1317 (2008).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar