Open AccessA Metabolic Intravascular Platform to Study FDG Uptake in Vascular Injury
Author(s) -
Federico Franchi,
Michaela Olthoff,
James D. Krier,
Christopher Noble,
Mohammed Al-Hijji,
Vidhya Ramaswamy,
Tyra A. Witt,
Michael V. Burke,
Mark A. Benscoter,
Amir Lerman,
Gurpreet S. Sandhu,
Martin Rodriguez-Porcel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cardiovascular engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1869-4098
pISSN - 1869-408X
DOI - 10.1007/s13239-020-00457-z
Subject(s) - inflammation , in vivo , ex vivo , medicine , pathophysiology , pathology , hemodynamics , cardiology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Metabolic alterations underlie many pathophysiological conditions, and their understanding is critical for the development of novel therapies. Although the assessment of metabolic changes in vivo has been historically challenging, recent developments in molecular imaging have allowed us to study novel metabolic research concepts directly in the living subject, bringing us closer to patients. However, in many instances, there is need for sensors that are in close proximity to the organ under investigation, for example to study vascular metabolism.