Lecture: Molecular Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaques Targeted to Oxidized LDL Receptor LOX-1 Using SPECT/CT and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

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Dayuan Li, MD, PhD, Amit Patel, MD,Alexander L. Klibanov, PhD,, Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908

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3 Mb, free PDF downloads, Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 July 1; 3(4): 464--472.

Abstract:

The paper presents "a novel non-invasive imaging probe targeted to LOX-1. The binding of this LOX-1 probe to atherosclerotic lesions was tested in vivo and this technique was used to detect and assess atherosclerotic plaque using SPECT/CT and NMRI"

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NIH Public access http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955298/

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955298/

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