Journal Title
Title of Journal: curr cardiovasc imaging rep
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Abbravation: Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
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Publisher
Current Science Inc.
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Authors: Sharath Subramanian Ahmed Tawakol
Publish Date: 2010/03/10
Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 92-98
Abstract
The molecular and biological processes that take place in atherosclerotic plaque play an important role in determining the pathologic progression of the plaque Current imaging techniques primarily inform about plaque structure and thus fail to assess the functional aspects of atherosclerosis Accordingly imaging of plaque biology might provide important incremental information about the underlying disease process An emerging body of work shows that molecular imaging with fluorodeoxyglucose—positron emission tomography PET can provide information about plaque biology This review provides an overview of the development of vascular PET imaging with an evaluation of current and potential future uses of this imaging modality
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