Inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) including semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), iron oxide NPs
and gold NPs have been developed as contrast agents for diagnostics by molecular …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that leads to several acute cardiovascular
complications with poor prognosis. For decades, the role of the adventitial vasa vasorum …

Myocardial infarction and subsequent heart failure is a major health burden associated with
significant mortality and morbidity in western societies. The ability of cardiac tissue to …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the most rapidly growing areas of medical
imaging, with many applications in the clinical management of patients with various …

The use of small animal models in basic and preclinical sciences constitutes an integral part
of testing new pharmaceutical agents prior to commercial translation to clinical practice …

The current focus of cardiovascular medicine is on early detection and prevention of
disease, to control the escalating costs of health care. To achieve this goal, novel imaging …

Simple Summary The rapid development of diagnostic and therapeutic methods of the
cancer treatment causes that these diseases are becoming better known and the fight …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the most rapidly growing areas of medical
imaging, with many applications in the clinical management of patients with cancer. The …

Position emission tomography imaging of angiogenesis may provide non-invasive insights
into the corresponding molecular processes and may be applied for individualized treatment …

Molecular imaging has the potential to profoundly im-pact preclinical research and future
clinical cardiovascular care. In Part I of this 2-part consensus article on multimodality …