19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Thrombosis and Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque

心脏病发作和中风等疾病是社区死亡和残疾的主要来源。这些疾病背后的潜在过程是血管壁内斑块的形成和血凝块的形成。在初始斑块形成和临床结果之间存在潜伏期。重要的是，并非所有患者都会进展为临床疾病。该项目旨在使用MRI早期发现高危患者，以便在临床疾病发作前进行治疗。

Conditions such as heart attack and stroke are major sources of death and disability in the community. The underlying process behind these diseases is the formation of plaques within the vessel wall and blood clot formation. There is a latent period between initial plaque formation and clinical consequences. Importantly, not all patients will progress to clinical disease. This project aims to use MRI for early detection of high risk patients to allow treatment before onset of clinical disease.