Figure 1
From: Classification of human coronary atherosclerotic plaques with T1, T2 and Ultrashort TE MRI
T1, T2 and UTE images of a calcified lipid rich necrotic plaque. (A) T1 weighting reveals a large plaque with two focal areas of profound hypointensity. These areas are isointense with the rest of the plaque on the T2 (B) and UTE (C) images, consistent with foci of calcification. (B) profound hypointensity is seen in the plaque on the T2 weighted image, consistent with a lipid-rich necrotic core. (D) Pentachrome staining of the plaque section correlates extremely well with the MRI. (E, F) Segmentation of the histological section showing the lipd-rich necrotic core (light blue) and foci of calcification (red).