Cardiovascular Imaging, elegantly characterized acute inflammation in patients with
myocardial ischemia using PET/CT and MRI. In 15 patients with a first myocardial infarct …

Myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the most common health emergencies, and a
sizable fraction of acute MI patients develop subsequent complications(1). Despite guideline …

Integrated hybrid positron emission tomographymagnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI)
systems were first introduced a little over 10 years ago. Widespread adoption and utilization …

Hybrid PET/MR imaging is an emerging imaging modality combining positron emission
tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the same system. Since the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Ischemic heart disease is caused by atherosclerosis, the build-
up of plaque in the coronary arteries, which can lead to the development of heart attacks and …

While acute myocardial infarction mortality declines, patients continue to face reinfarction
and/or heart failure. The immune system, which intimately interacts with healthy and …

2 Bengel Post-MI Imaging leukocyte subpopulations, showing an association between FDG
signal and proinflammatory rather than reparative monocytes. It integrates PET-MR findings …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore post–myocardial infarction (MI) myocardial
inflammation. Background: Innate immune cells are centrally involved in infarct healing and …

Abstract Purpose of Review To examine the use of positron emission tomography (PET) for
imaging post-infarct myocardial inflammation and repair. Recent Findings Dysregulated …

Inflammation is a key underlying mechanism of many ischemic, infectious, and inflammatory
myocardial diseases. However, the diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive value of …