Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Analysis of Coronary Artery Plaque Components

Johns Hopkins University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Plaque Components

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00559728

NA_3763

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to analyze atherosclerotic vessel wall components with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and compare with MRI. The hypothesis is that MRI is comparable to computed tomography (CT) in showing plaque components of coronary plaques.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult males and females 18 - 65 who are scheduled to undergo a CT scan for evaluation of coronary artery plaque.

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindications to having an MRI scan
• Pregnant women