Coronary atherosclerotic plaque activity and future coronary events
Importance Recurrent coronary events in patients with recent myocardial infarction remain a
major clinical problem. Noninvasive measures of coronary atherosclerotic disease activity …
major clinical problem. Noninvasive measures of coronary atherosclerotic disease activity …
Noninvasive coronary atherosclerotic plaque imaging
Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite
remarkable advances in the management of coronary artery disease, the prediction of …
remarkable advances in the management of coronary artery disease, the prediction of …
The clinical value of quantitative cardiovascular molecular imaging: a step towards precision medicine
HSA Tingen, GD van Praagh… - The British Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide and have an
increasing impact on society. Precision medicine, in which optimal care is identified for an …
increasing impact on society. Precision medicine, in which optimal care is identified for an …
Machine learning with 18F-sodium fluoride PET and quantitative plaque analysis on CT angiography for the future risk of myocardial infarction
Coronary 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) PET and CT angiography–based quantitative
plaque analysis have shown promise in refining risk stratification in patients with coronary …
plaque analysis have shown promise in refining risk stratification in patients with coronary …
Thoracic Aortic 18F-Sodium Fluoride Activity and Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease
AJ Fletcher, YY Tew, E Tzolos, SS Joshi… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Aortic atherosclerosis represents an important contributor to ischemic stroke
risk. Identifying patients with high-risk aortic atheroma could improve preventative treatment …
risk. Identifying patients with high-risk aortic atheroma could improve preventative treatment …
Bypass grafting and native coronary artery disease activity
J Kwiecinski, E Tzolos, AJ Fletcher, J Nash… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the potential of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-
NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) to identify graft vasculopathy and to investigate …
NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) to identify graft vasculopathy and to investigate …
Temporal changes in coronary 18F-fluoride plaque uptake in patients with coronary atherosclerosis
M Daghem, PD Adamson, KL Wang… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
Coronary 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-fluoride) uptake is a marker of both atherosclerotic
disease activity and disease progression. It is currently unknown whether there are rapid …
disease activity and disease progression. It is currently unknown whether there are rapid …
Latent coronary plaque morphology from computed tomography angiography, molecular disease activity on positron emission tomography, and clinical outcomes
Background: Assessments of coronary disease activity with 18F-sodium fluoride positron
emission tomography and radiomics-based precision coronary plaque phenotyping derived …
emission tomography and radiomics-based precision coronary plaque phenotyping derived …
Automated nonlinear registration of coronary PET to CT angiography using pseudo-CT generated from PET with generative adversarial networks
Background Coronary 18 F-sodium-fluoride (18 F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET)
showed promise in imaging coronary artery disease activity. Currently image processing …
showed promise in imaging coronary artery disease activity. Currently image processing …
Quantifying microcalcification activity in the thoracic aorta
AJ Fletcher, M Lembo, J Kwiecinski, MBJ Syed… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Standard methods for quantifying positron emission tomography (PET) uptake
in the aorta are time consuming and may not reflect overall vessel activity. We describe …
in the aorta are time consuming and may not reflect overall vessel activity. We describe …