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Non-invasive In Vivo Fluorescence Optical Imaging of Inflammatory MMP Activity Using an Activatable Fluorescent Imaging Agent
Published on: May 8, 2017
[Update on the use of PET radiopharmaceuticals in inflammatory disease]
I Martínez-Rodríguez1, J M Carril
1Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario «Marqués de Valdecilla», Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España.
Abstract:
The use of molecular imaging with PET/CT technology using different radiotracers, especially the (18)F-FDG is currently spreading beyond the area of oncology, the most interest being placed on inflammatory and infectious diseases. This article presents a review of its contribution in different inflammatory conditions in the context of structural and conventional nuclear medicine imaging. Special emphasis is placed on the more significant diseases such as large-vessel vasculitis, sarcoidosis, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease and the study of the atheroma plaque.
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