Atherosclerosis imaging: positron emission tomography

SJ Ng, HC Lau, R Naseer, S Sandhu, WY Raynor… - PET clinics, 2023 - pet.theclinics.com
Atherosclerosis is a complex, multifactorial, and progressive process, which plays a
significant role in the underlying mechanism of multiple lifethreatening diseases, including …

The potential role of total body PET imaging in assessment of atherosclerosis

JP Schmall, JS Karp, A Alavi - PET clinics, 2019 - pet.theclinics.com
Atherosclerosis (AS) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the aging population
worldwide. It is estimated that 10 million people succumb to complications of AS plaques …

Molecular imaging of atherosclerosis with integrated PET imaging

B Hammad, NR Evans, JHF Rudd, A Tawakol - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
Atherosclerotic diseases account for nearly half of all deaths and are leading causes of adult
disability. Our understanding of how atherosclerosis leads to cardiovascular disease events …

[HTML][HTML] Positron emission tomography imaging of atherosclerosis

H Orbay, H Hong, Y Zhang, W Cai - Theranostics, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular events are the leading causes of death in the
industrialized world. Atherosclerosis develops insidiously and the initial manifestation is …

To BOLDly go where positron emission tomography has been before

DJ Pennell - Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Atherosclerotic disease remains concealed for many years and becomes clinically overt only
when the growth of atherosclerotic plaques and the adverse remodeling of the arterial wall …

Detection and quantification of molecular calcification by PET/computed tomography: a new paradigm in assessing atherosclerosis

B Saboury, P Ziai, A Alavi - PET clinics, 2011 - pet.theclinics.com
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular events. Formation of atherosclerotic
plaque is a dynamic process that includes distinctive pathophysiologic stages. According to …

An update on the role of total-body PET imaging in the evaluation of atherosclerosis

AJ Borja, C Rojulpote, EC Hancin… - PET clinics, 2020 - pet.theclinics.com
Atherosclerosis is one of the most prevalent diseases in the United States, and
approximately 735,000 Americans experience atherosclerosisrelated myocardial infarctions …

PET imaging of atherosclerotic disease: advancing plaque assessment from anatomy to pathophysiology

NR Evans, JM Tarkin, MM Chowdhury… - Current atherosclerosis …, 2016 - Springer
Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It is now widely recognized that
the disease is more than simply a flow-limiting process and that the atheromatous plaque …

Molecular imaging in atherosclerosis

A Bassir, WY Raynor, PSU Park, TJ Werner… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose As atherosclerosis is a prominent cause of morbidity and mortality, early detection
of atherosclerotic plaques is vital to prevent complications. Imaging plays a significant role in …

[HTML][HTML] PET/MR imaging of atherosclerosis: insights into atheroma structure and biology

A Tawakol, DE Sosnovik - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2018 - jacc.org
Atherosclerosis is characterized by biologically complex plaques whose erosion or rupture
precipitates atherothrombotic events. Traditionally, the detection of atherosclerotic disease …