Inflammation and Microcalcification are Processes That May be Non-Invasively Identified Via Molecular Imaging as Markers for Vulnerable Plaques

• Alexandru Florea,
• Agnieszka Morgenroth,
• Jan Bucerius,
• Leon J. Schurgers,
• Felix M. Mottaghy

Affiliations

Alexandru Florea

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Aachen, Germany; Maastricht University Medical Centre, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht, Netherlands

Agnieszka Morgenroth

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Aachen, Germany

Jan Bucerius

Maastricht University Medical Centre, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht, Netherlands; Maastricht University, School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Maastricht, Netherlands; University of Göttingen, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Göttingen, Germany

Leon J. Schurgers

Maastricht University, School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), Maastricht, Netherlands; Maastricht University Medical Centre, Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht, Netherlands

Felix M. Mottaghy

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Aachen, Germany; Maastricht University Medical Centre, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht, Netherlands