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Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Dec;6(12):10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.09.014. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.09.014

Figure 5. Elastin-targeted MRI of murine atherosclerotic plaque remodeling with 158Gd-ESMA.

Figure 5

(a) 158Gd-ESMA chemical structure and formula. (b) ApoE−/− mouse brachiocephalic cross-sectional time-of-flight (TOF) angiography alignment (red box) comparing baseline (precontrast) with high-resolution contrast MRI (Gd-DTPA), 158Gd-ESMA, and TOF/dynamic contrast (fusion) images. Scale bars, 250 m. Reproduced with permission from (21).