Refereed article in compilation book (A3)
Positron Emission Tomography in Atherosclerosis Research
List of Authors: Roivainen Anne, Ståhle Mia, Saraste Antti
Editors: Ramji Dipak
Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
Place: New York
Publication year: 2022
Book title *: Atherosclerosis
Journal name in source: Methods in Molecular Biology
Title of series: Methods in Molecular Biology
Volume number: 2419
Start page: 825
End page: 839
ISBN: 978-1-0716-1923-0
eISBN: 978-1-0716-1924-7
ISSN: 1064-3745
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1924-7_50
URL: https://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007/978-1-0716-1924-7_50
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.
