Abstract
Techniques are being developed for clinical molecular imaging of atherosclerosis to identify and characterize vulnerable plaques in each vascular territory. Molecular imaging encompasses multiple imaging modalities that depict cellular and subcellular processes. Molecular imaging can provide a "virtual histology" noninvasively about atherosclerotic disease, characterizing vascular lesions with markers of inflammation, angiogenesis, lipid metabolism, and more.
Publication types
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Biography
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Historical Article
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Review
MeSH terms
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Arteriosclerosis / diagnosis
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Arteriosclerosis / diagnostic imaging*
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Arteriosclerosis / etiology
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Arteriosclerosis / metabolism
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Arteriosclerosis / pathology
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Biotechnology
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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History, 20th Century
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Humans
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Inflammation / complications
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Inflammation / diagnostic imaging
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Inflammation / immunology*
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Inflammation / metabolism
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Integrins / metabolism
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Lipid Metabolism
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Lipoproteins, LDL / metabolism*
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / metabolism
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Neovascularization, Pathologic
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Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
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Prognosis
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Radionuclide Imaging / history
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Radionuclide Imaging / methods
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Radiopharmaceuticals* / history
Substances
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Integrins
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Lipoproteins, LDL
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18