Atherosclerosis
Investigators at University of Turku have published new data on atherosclerosis
Published in Medical Imaging Week, April 18th, 2009
Researchers detail in 'Uptake of inflammatory cell marker [11C]PK11195 into mouse atherosclerotic plaques,' new data in atherosclerosis. "The ligand [(11)C]PK11195 binds with high affinity and selectivity to peripheral benzodiazepine receptor, expressed in high amounts in macrophages. In humans, [(11)C]PK11195 has been used successfully for the in vivo imaging of inflammatory processes of brain tissue," scientists writing in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging report.
"The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of [(11)C]PK11195 in imaging inflammation in the atherosclerotic plaques. The presence of PK11195 binding sites...
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