Coupled systems of in vitro microfabricated organs-on-a-chip containing small populations
of human cells are being developed to address the formidable pharmacological and …

Currently, the combination of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) as a hybrid imaging modality is receiving great attention not only in its …

The ability to trace or identify specific molecules within a specific anatomic location provides
insight into metabolic pathways, tissue components, and tracing of solute transport …

The purpose of this study was to develop a novel in vivo albumin-labeling method to allow
PET of cardiac function after myocardial infarction and vascular leakage and increased …

Mice are a widely used animal model for investigating cardiovascular disease. Novel
technologies have been used to quantify left ventricular function in this species, but …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is a collective term describing a range of conditions that
affect the heart and blood vessels. Due to the varied nature of the disorders, distinguishing …

Background—Angiogenesis is a natural mechanism to restore perfusion to the ischemic
myocardium after acute myocardial infarction (MI). Therapeutic angiogenesis is being …

A model‐based method for calculating three‐dimensional (3D) cardiac wall strain
distributions in the mouse has been developed and tested in a genetically engineered …

The use of MR imaging and spectroscopy for studying cardiovascular disease processes in
small animals has increased tremendously over the past decade. This is the result of the …

Recently, integrated small-animal PET/MRI prototypes that provide isochronous and
coregistered datasets of morphology and function through the simultaneous acquisition of …