Advances in atherosclerosis imaging technology and research have provided a range of
diagnostic tools to characterize high-risk plaque in vivo; however, these important vascular …

The vasa vasorum are a vital microvascular network supporting the outer wall of larger blood
vessels. Although these dynamic microvessels have been studied for centuries, the …

PET imaging of atherosclerosis can quantify several in vivo pathological processes
occurring within the arterial system. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is the most-commonly …

Major focus has been placed on the identification of vulnerable plaques as a means of
improving the prediction of myocardial infarction. However, this strategy has recently been …

Positron emission tomography (PET) provides a non-invasive method to measure biological
processes that are relevant to atherosclerosis, including arterial inflammation and …

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 …

Cardiovascular imaging has largely focused on identifying structural, functional, and
metabolic changes in the heart. The ability to reliably assess disease activity would have …

Atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the primary mechanism responsible for myocardial
infarction and stroke, the top two killers worldwide. Despite being potentially fatal, the …

Simple Summary Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of morbimortality worldwide.
They are mainly caused by atherosclerosis, with progressive plaque formation in the arterial …

Tissue hypoxia is a key feature of many important causes of morbidity and mortality. In
pathologies such as stroke, peripheral vascular disease and ischaemic heart disease …