Imaging Vulnerable Plaque: A Medical Necessity or a Scientific Curiosity?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Apr 11;69(14):1792-1794. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.005.

Authors

H William Strauss¹, Jagat Narula²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.

PMID: 28385307
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.005

No abstract available

Keywords: acute coronary events; atherosclerosis; coronary arteries; high-risk plaques; molecular imaging.

Publication types

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Comment

MeSH terms

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Humans
Inflammation
Organometallic Compounds
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Positron-Emission Tomography

Substances

Organometallic Compounds
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
gallium Ga 68 dotatate