Contrast-Enhanced, Molecular Imaging of Vascular Inflammation in the Mouse Model by Simultaneous PET/MRI
S. Du, T. Ng, A. House, T. Tang, L. Zheng, C. Tu, J. Peake, I. Espiritu, K.-L. Ma, K. Pinkerton, R. Jacobs, A. Louie
This study validates a PET/MRI insert for multimodal imaging of vascular inflammation in mice, using iron oxide nanoparticles targeting VCAM-1 to identify inflamed regions and assess plaque stability.
bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2019 · PreprintBioengineering