Imaging Atherosclerosis and Vulnerable Plaque
Sadeghi MM, Glover DK, Lanza GM, Fayad ZA, Johnson LL. Imaging Atherosclerosis and Vulnerable Plaque. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2010, 51: 51s-65s. PMID: 20395341, PMCID: PMC2911776, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.068163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisClinical Trials as TopicContrast MediaExtracellular MatrixFerric CompoundsFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansInflammationMagnetic Resonance ImagingNanoparticlesNeovascularization, PathologicRiskThrombosisTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsTotal atherosclerotic burdenAcute cardiovascular eventsAtherosclerotic burdenCardiovascular eventsVascular thrombosisPlaque inflammationMyocardial infarctionPlaque stabilityFibrin depositsVulnerable plaquesHigh riskVasa vasorumPlaque evolutionSame imaging sessionVascular imagingVessel wallImaging sessionClinical translationBiologic processesModalitiesAnatomyExtracellular matrix