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Fig. 4B —84-year-man with suspected aortic dissection. (Reprinted with permission from Kirpalani A, Koktzoglou I, Dill K, Carroll T, Li D, Carr J. Diffusion-weighted 3D dark blood SSFP imaging of the thoracic aorta: initial clinical evaluation. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Seattle, WA: ISMRM, 2006:651 [26]) Contrast-enhanced MR angiogram shows irregular and ulcerative atherosclerotic plaque in descending thoracic aorta. Mean image quality score for aortic wall is 2.5 (lumen, 4.5).