2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Carotid plaque characteristics in Japanese population using 3-Tesla MRI
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23791385
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Radiation science
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTA Hideki 東北大学, 大学病院, 助教 (40586905)
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| Research Collaborator |
DEMARCO J. Kevin
TAMURA Hajime
ITABASHI Ryo
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 動脈硬化 / MRI / 頸動脈 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this prospective study was to explore carotid plaque characteristics of Japanese population using 3-Tesla MRI.
Carotid plaque characteristics in a specific atherosclerotic population appeared different between Japanese (Asian) and Caucasian Americans. In Japanese population, symptomatic carotids had high-risk plaque features more frequently than asymptomatic carotids.
This study indicated that evaluation of Japanese carotid plaque characteristics using 3-Tesla MRI is feasible; it also demonstrated association of high-risk plaque characteristics with cerebrovascular ischemic events.
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| Free Research Field |
画像診断学
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