Positron emission tomography and its role in the assessment of vulnerable plaques in comparison to other imaging modalities

Positron emission tomography and its role in the assessment of vulnerable plaques in comparison to other imaging modalities

The diagnosis and management of vulnerable plaques are topics of high interest in the cardiovascular field. Although imaging techniques like computed tomography angiography (MCTA) and ultrasonography (USG) can structurally evaluate atherosclerotic plaques, they are limited in examining internal cell...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Proaño-Bernal, Ana Gilabert-García, Shubhang Sharma-Sharma, Citlali M. Mora-Barrera, Jethro Singer-De-la-Garza, P. Yael Beristain-de-la-Rosa, Martín Roberto Basile-Alvarez, Enrique C. Guerra, Jorge Luis Bermudez-Gonzalez, Santiago Luna-Alcala, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta, Erick Alexanderson-Rosas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
PET
USG
MRI
MCTA
vulnerable plaque characterization
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1293848/full

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