In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Ruptured Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Using IVUS, OCT, and FDG-PET/CT

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jun 27;9(12):e113-e115. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.03.013. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan; Cardiovascular Center, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. Electronic address: ntahara@med.kurume-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
⁵ Cardiovascular Center, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.

PMID: 27262867
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.03.013

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Keywords: FDG-PET/CT plaque inflammation; IVUS; OCT; macrophage; ruptured plaque.

MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Disease
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Molecular Imaging*
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnostic imaging*
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Positron-Emission Tomography
Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18