Figure 2. Targeted imaging of atherosclerosis.
(A) 18F-4V PET/CT of VCAM-1 expression (4). Higher uptake is seen in ApoE−/− mice as compared to statin-treated mice (B). (C) Nanoparticle PET/CT of macrophages (5). (D) MRI with pseudocolored T2 signal intensity which decreased due to accumulation of iron oxide nanoparticles.
