Navigation auf zora.uzh.ch

Search ZORA

ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive)

Non-invasive anatomic and functional imaging of vascular inflammation and unstable plaque

Camici, P G; Rimoldi, O E; Gaemperli, O; Libby, P (2012). Non-invasive anatomic and functional imaging of vascular inflammation and unstable plaque. European Heart Journal, 33(11):1309-1317.

Abstract

Over the last several decades, basic cardiovascular research has significantly enhanced our understanding of pathobiological processes leading to formation, progression, and complications of atherosclerotic plaques. By harnessing these advances in cardiovascular biology, imaging has advanced beyond its traditional anatomical domains to a tool that permits probing of particular molecular structures to image cellular behaviour and metabolic pathways involved in atherosclerosis. From the nascent atherosclerotic plaque to the death of inflammatory cells, several potential molecular and micro-anatomical targets for imaging with particular selective imaging probes and with a variety of imaging modalities have emerged from preclinical and animal investigations. Yet, substantive barriers stand between experimental use and wide clinical application of these novel imaging strategies. Each of the imaging modalities described herein faces hurdles—for example, sensitivity, resolution, radiation exposure, reproducibility, availability, standardization, or costs. This review summarizes the published literature reporting on functional imaging of vascular inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques emphasizing those techniques that have the greatest and/or most immediate potential for broad application in clinical practice. The prospective evaluation of these techniques and standardization of protocols by multinational networks could serve to determine their added value in clinical practice and guide their development and deployment

Additional indexing

Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:National licences > 142-005
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Language:English
Date:1 June 2012
Deposited On:07 Nov 2018 15:53
Last Modified:19 Oct 2024 01:39
Publisher:Oxford University Press
ISSN:0195-668X
OA Status:Hybrid
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehs067
PubMed ID:22507974
Download PDF  'Non-invasive anatomic and functional imaging of vascular inflammation and unstable plaque'.
Preview
  • Content: Published Version
  • Language: English
  • Description: Nationallizenz 142-005

Metadata Export

Statistics

Citations

Dimensions.ai Metrics
82 citations in Web of Science®
86 citations in Scopus®
Google Scholar™

Altmetrics

Downloads

101 downloads since deposited on 07 Nov 2018
17 downloads since 12 months
Detailed statistics

Authors, Affiliations, Collaborations

Similar Publications