In this work we investigated the feasibility of using a joint method of water-fat separation and Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping to characterize carotid artery plaques. The combination of both methodologies was able to detect strong changes in susceptibility, to detect plaque calcification, and also detect changes in the local fat fraction of the plaques in order to identify a lipid core.
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