Increased Microvascularization and Vessel Permeability Associate With Active Inflammation in Human Atheromata
Author(s) -
Viviany R. Taqueti,
Marcelo F. Di Carli,
Michael JeroschHerold,
Galina K. Sukhova,
Venkatesh L. Murthy,
Eduardo J. Folco,
Raymond Y. Kwong,
C. Keith Ozaki,
Michael Belkin,
Matthias Nahrendorf,
Ralph Weissleder,
Peter Libby
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.114.002113
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammation , permeability (electromagnetism) , pathology , genetics , membrane , biology
Studies have shown the feasibility of imaging plaques with 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoroglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging with inconsistent results. We sought to investigate the relationship between markers of inflammatory activation, plaque microvascularization, and vessel wall permeability in subjects with carotid plaques using a multimodality approach combining FDG positron emission tomography, dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathology.
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