2016
In Vivo PET Imaging of HDL in Multiple Atherosclerosis Models
Pérez-Medina C, Binderup T, Lobatto ME, Tang J, Calcagno C, Giesen L, Wessel CH, Witjes J, Ishino S, Baxter S, Zhao Y, Ramachandran S, Eldib M, Sánchez-Gaytán BL, Robson PM, Bini J, Granada JF, Fish KM, Stroes ES, Duivenvoorden R, Tsimikas S, Lewis JS, Reiner T, Fuster V, Kjær A, Fisher EA, Fayad ZA, Mulder WJ. In Vivo PET Imaging of HDL in Multiple Atherosclerosis Models. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9: 950-961. PMID: 27236528, PMCID: PMC5589956, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisAutoradiographyDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFlow CytometryLipoproteins, HDLMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMolecular ImagingOptical ImagingPlaque, AtheroscleroticPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPredictive Value of TestsRabbitsRadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsTissue DistributionZirconiumConceptsHigh-density lipoproteinPositron emission tomographyHDL nanoparticlesPlaque macrophagesPET imagingAtherosclerotic plaque macrophagesRadioactivity uptake valuesIncident cardiovascular eventsCoronary heart diseaseDistinct pharmacokinetic profileStrong independent predictorHDL cholesterol concentrationsReverse cholesterol transportAdvanced atherosclerotic lesionsAccumulation of radioactivityMagnetic resonance imagingVivo PET imagingNoninvasive imaging toolNoninvasive PET imagingCardiovascular eventsIndependent predictorsAtherosclerosis modelHeart diseaseMurine modelAtherosclerotic lesions
2013
Preclinical Evaluation of MR Attenuation Correction Versus CT Attenuation Correction on a Sequential Whole-Body MR/PET Scanner
Bini J, Izquierdo-Garcia D, Mateo J, Machac J, Narula J, Fuster V, Fayad ZA. Preclinical Evaluation of MR Attenuation Correction Versus CT Attenuation Correction on a Sequential Whole-Body MR/PET Scanner. Investigative Radiology 2013, 48: 313-322. PMID: 23296082, PMCID: PMC3638002, DOI: 10.1097/rli.0b013e31827a49ba.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET scannerPositron emission tomography (PET) systemsEmpirical attenuation coefficientsEmission tomography systemAttenuation correctionPET attenuation correctionCTAC methodsTomography systemPhoton attenuationAnimal bedAttenuation coefficientProton densityDirect informationMR/PET imagesCT attenuation correctionLarge bone structuresSUV maximumCoregistered CT imagesAttenuation mapPET imagesQuantitative PETCorrectionScannerMagnetic resonanceTomographic images