Positron Emission Tomography in Atherosclerosis Research.

Anne Roivainen, Mia Ståhle, Antti Saraste

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2022

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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a quantitative imaging technique that uses molecules labeled with positron-emitting radionuclides to visualize and measure biochemical processes in the tissues of living subjects. In recent years, different PET tracers have been evaluated for their ability to characterize the atherosclerotic process in order to study the activity of the disease. Here, we describe detailed PET methods for preclinical studies of atherosclerosis and summarize the key methodological aspects of PET imaging in clinical studies of atherosclerosis. © 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Anne Roivainen, Mia Ståhle, Antti Saraste. Positron Emission Tomography in Atherosclerosis Research. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2022;2419:825-839