Imaging of atherosclerosis: Can molecular imaging do more?

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 551-553

  Lairez, Olivier ^a,b   Fayad, Zahi A ^b  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Molecular imaging; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHÉROSCLÉROSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT; IMAGERIE MOLÉCULAIRE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALADIE CARDIOVASCULAIRE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MRI; PET; PLAQUE VULNÉRABLE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPECT; VULNERABLE PLAQUE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84888432521     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: 18752128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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