Clinical utility of non-contrast T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in percutaneous coronary intervention: A case report

Coronary high-intensity plaques (HIPs) visualized by non-contrast T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) are associated with slow-flow phenomena during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We report a case of a 52-year-old man who had undergone left anterior descending artery stent implantation for unstable angina 5 years previously. He underwent CMR imaging for screening of vulnerable plaques. A lesion in the...