Non-Contrast T 1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 . 0 Tesla in a Patient Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Received August 12, 2014; revised manuscript received September 11, 2014; accepted September 23, 2014; released online October 24, 2014 Time for primary review: 12 days Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (Y.A., T. Noguchi, F.O., R.F., T.K., T. Nagai, K.K., T.A., H.O., S.Y.), Department of Cardiovascular Radiology (Y.M., M.H.), Department of Cardiovascular Pathology (T.M., H.I.-U.), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan Mailing address: Yasuhide Asaumi, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita 565-8565, Japan. E-mail: asaumi.yasuhide.hp@ncvc.go.jp ISSN-1346-9843 doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-14-0897 All rights are reserved to the Japanese Circulation Society. For permissions, please e-mail: cj@j-circ.or.jp Non-Contrast T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3.0 Tesla in a Patient Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – Clinical and Pathological Significance of High-Intensity Plaque –