Introduction: Multi-contrast MRI is widely accustomed to image the vessel wall and characterize the composition of atherosclerotic plaques. Conventional multi-slice methods are afflicted by extensive scan moments, have limited functional resolution as a result of SNR constraints and therefore are not fitted to plaque quantitation. Multi-contrast bilateral carotid imaging utilizing https://usc-mrel.github.io/Conference/2009_ISMRM/Makhijani_2009_ISMRM_p1824.pdf