2016
Novel Molecular Imaging Approaches to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Stratification
Toczek J, Meadows JL, Sadeghi MM. Novel Molecular Imaging Approaches to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Stratification. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9: e003023. PMID: 26763279, PMCID: PMC4714781, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.003023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmRisk stratificationAortic aneurysmNovel molecular imaging approachesAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyAortic aneurysm repairSelection of patientsPatient risk stratificationUltrasmall superparamagnetic particlesMagnetic resonance imagingMolecular imaging approachesAneurysm repairInflammatory cellsClinical trialsPreclinical modelsAneurysm sizeResonance imagingEmission tomographyAneurysm growthMatrix remodelingAneurysmsClinical translationMolecular imagingProteolytic enzymes
2014
Applications of Molecular Small-Animal Imaging in Cardiology
Marfatia R, Tavakoli S, Sadeghi M. Applications of Molecular Small-Animal Imaging in Cardiology. 2014, 547-584. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0894-3_20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingCardiovascular diseaseImaging modalitiesPrevalence of CVDCourse of diseaseCVD mortality ratesMyocardial perfusion imagingConventional imaging modalitiesTraditional imaging modalitiesPrevention of diseaseDisease activityCoronary angiographyPrognostic informationLeading causeNovel therapiesMortality ratePerfusion imagingTherapeutic interventionsCellular eventsResonance imagingMolecular imaging modalitiesDiseaseEarly detectionTherapyHealth care