2023
Novel Radiotracers for Molecular Imaging of Myocardial Inflammation: an Update Focused on Clinical Translation of Non-18F-FDG Radiotracers
Shi T, Miller E. Novel Radiotracers for Molecular Imaging of Myocardial Inflammation: an Update Focused on Clinical Translation of Non-18F-FDG Radiotracers. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 2023, 16: 1-9. PMID: 36926261, PMCID: PMC9996562, DOI: 10.1007/s12410-023-09574-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac sarcoidosisMyocardial inflammatory diseaseDisease activityImmunomodulatory therapyInflammatory cardiomyopathyMyocardial inflammationInflammatory diseasesPrognostic performanceReviewThe purposeNovel radiotracersMyocarditisSarcoidosisTherapy guidanceInflammationMolecular featuresRadiotracerClinical translationMolecular imagingMolecular mechanismsHigh specificityCardiomyopathyImproved mechanistic insightsPathogenesisTherapyDisease
2021
Potential novel imaging targets of inflammation in cardiac sarcoidosis
Park J, Young BD, Miller EJ. Potential novel imaging targets of inflammation in cardiac sarcoidosis. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2021, 29: 2171-2187. PMID: 34734365, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-021-02838-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac sarcoidosisFDG-PET imagingPositron emission tomographyF-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyNon-caseating granulomatous inflammationGranulomatous inflammationHigh morbiditySarcoid granulomasInflammatory diseasesPathognomonic featuresInflammationEmission tomographySarcoidosisMolecular targetsImaging targetsImagingMorbidityGranulomasMortalityDisease