2024
Comparative study of functional and structural muscle changes in peripheral artery disease: rubidium-82 positron emission tomography and histological correlation
Alashi A, Vermillion B, Callegari S, Burns R, Guo L, Moulton E, Guerrera N, Depino A, Papademetris X, Zeiss C, Thorn S, Liu C, Sinusas A. Comparative study of functional and structural muscle changes in peripheral artery disease: rubidium-82 positron emission tomography and histological correlation. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2024, 25: jeae142.087. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae142.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral arterial diseaseStandardized uptake valueHindlimb ischemia modelReactive hyperemiaSkeletal muscle perfusionPerfusion reserveCapillary densityPET imagingArtery diseaseNon-ischemicRubidium-82 positron emission tomographyType 2 muscle fibersRelevant pre-clinical modelIndicative of fibrosisManagement of peripheral arterial diseaseCapillary to muscle fiber ratioClinically relevant pre-clinical modelPre-clinical modelsMuscle perfusionFast myosinWeeks post-ligationRb-82 uptakeEvaluate treatment strategiesRabbit hindlimb ischemia modelPositron emission tomography
2023
The Potential Role of PET in the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
Alashi A, Vermillion B, Sinusas A. The Potential Role of PET in the Management of Peripheral Artery Disease. Current Cardiology Reports 2023, 25: 831-839. PMID: 37314651, PMCID: PMC11542486, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01904-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseArtery diseaseLower extremitiesManagement of PADSetting of PADEarly detectionLarge vessel diseaseManagement of patientsNon-invasive testsPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingNon-invasive toolVascular inflammationVessel diseaseMicrovascular perfusionRoutine screeningBlood flowClinical researchPatientsDiseaseTomography imagingPET imagingSkeletal musclePotential roleSummaryThe purpose