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

Inflammation is a determinant of atherosclerotic plaque rupture, the event leading to most
myocardial infarctions and strokes. Although conventional imaging techniques identify the …

Atherosclerosis imaging with 18F-FDG PET is useful for tracking inflammation within plaque
and monitoring the response to drug therapy. Short-term reproducibility of this technique in …

Objective: Symptomatic carotid stenosis is associated with a 3‐fold risk of early stroke
recurrence compared to other stroke subtypes. Current carotid imaging techniques rely on …

Background—Fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (FDG PET) imaging of
atherosclerosis has been used to quantify plaque inflammation and to measure the effect of …

Cardiovascular diseases are still the primary causes of mortality in the United States and in
Western Europe. Arterial thrombosis is triggered by a ruptured atherosclerotic plaque and …

Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) is increasingly used to diagnose, characterize, and monitor …

Abstract Background Ga-[1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane-N, N′, N ″, N′″-tetraacetic
acid]-d-Phe 1, Tyr 3-octreotate (DOTATATE) positron emission tomography (PET) is …

Identifying patients at high risk for an acute cardiovascular event such as myocardial
infarction or stroke and assessing the total atherosclerotic burden are clinically important …

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