Hybrid PET/MR imaging in myocardial inflammation post-myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT: Hybrid PET/MR imaging is an emerging imaging modality combining positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the same system. Since the introduction of clinical PET/MRI in 2011, it has had some impact (e.g., imaging the components of inflammation in myocardial infarction), but its role could be much greater. Many opportunities remain unexplored and will be highlighted in this review. The inflammatory process post-myocardial infarction has many facets at a cellular level which may affect the outcome of the patient, specifically the effects on adverse left ventricular remodeling, and ultimately prognosis. The goal of inflammation imaging is to track the process non-invasively and quantitatively to determine the best therapeutic options for intervention and to mo

SUBMITTER: Wilk B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391987 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature