Although CT is an excellent imaging modality for detecting lipid pools and calcification in the atherosclerotic plaque. it cannot distinguish hemorrhage from fibrous tissue. MRI has a unique capability of identifying subacute hemorrhage as high signal intensity area on T1-weighted MRI. Non-contrast T1-weighted MRI has been used to demonstrate high intensity plaque (HIP) in the coronar... https://www.truvisionhealthftp.com/