| Literature DB >> 30195945 |
Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau1, Terrence D Ruddy2.
Abstract
Coronary inflammation is related to atherosclerotic disease and, less frequently, systemic vasculitis. Regardless of the etiology, coronary inflammation is associated with adverse cardiac events. Molecular imaging with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET/CT) allows in vivo assessment of coronary inflammation and evaluation of response to therapy. The aim of this review is to give an update on the recent development of FDG-PET/CT, discuss the potential roles of coronary inflammation imaging, review the limitations of FDG-PET/CT imaging, and give an overview of the new tracers available for PET/CT plaque imaging.Entities:
Keywords: (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG); Coronary inflammation; Positron emission tomography; Vasculitis
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Year: 2018 PMID： 30195945 DOI： 10.1016/j.tcm.2018.08.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cardiovasc Med ISSN： 1050-1738 Impact factor: 6.677