Figure 4
Multicontrast CMR and T 2 map of a large type VI plaque at the left carotid bifurcation. Multicontrast CMR reveals the presence of fresh IPH (arrow), characterized by hyper-intensity on TOF and T1W images compared to the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SM). The T2 map and its segmentation illustrate that the plaque is composed by fibrous tissue, pools of lipid and necrotic material (LRNC) and a small calcification. Some sparse voxels were classified as recent IPH due to T2 overestimation.