1672 Objectives Cardiac and respiratory motions make PET detection of coronary plaque
extremely challenging. Fat surrounding coronary arteries makes it highly advantageous to …

Coronary atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the main cause of myocardial infarction and the
leading killer in the US. Inflammation is a known bio-marker of plaque vulnerability and can …

Background Cardiac PET has recently found novel applications in coronary atherosclerosis
imaging using [18 F] NaF as a radiotracer, highlighting vulnerable plaques. However, the …

In recent years, noninvasive imaging has shown the ability to identify patients with high-risk
coronary artery atherosclerotic plaques that could cause future cardiovascular events …

Ruptured coronary atherosclerotic plaques commonly cause acute myocardial infarction. It
has recently been shown that active microcalcification in the coronary arteries, one of the …

A major advantage of hybrid PET/MR systems is the radiation-free high spatial and temporal
resolution of MR imaging that can be used to estimate cardio-respiratory motion present …

Recently, the radioactive PET tracer [18F] NaF previously used in skeletal imaging found
acardiac application: it shows uptake in vulnerable high-risk atherosclerotic plaques likely …

Simultaneous positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (PET‐MRI)
combines the anatomical detail and tissue characterization of MRI with the functional …

820 Objectives: Imaging of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in coronary arteries has
potential for detection of inflamed (" vulnerable") atherosclerotic plaque, but is challenging …

2025 Introduction: Recently, Sodium Fluoride (18F-NaF) PET imaging of the coronary
arteries enabled the visualization and quantification of microcalcifications. Initial studies …