Hybrid positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in carotid atherosclerosis: Not ready for prime time?

Achi Haider^{1

2}, Susan Bengs^{1

2}, Catherine Gebhard^{1

2}, Michael Fiechter^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
³ Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. michael.fiechter@usz.ch.
⁴ Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland. michael.fiechter@usz.ch.
⁵ Swiss Paraplegic Center, 6207, Nottwil, Switzerland. michael.fiechter@usz.ch.

Editorial

Achi Haider et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;29(6):3458-3460.

doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02426-4. Epub 2020 Nov 3.

Achi Haider^{1

2}, Susan Bengs^{1

2}, Catherine Gebhard^{1

2}, Michael Fiechter^{3

4

5}

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
³ Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland. michael.fiechter@usz.ch.
⁴ Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland. michael.fiechter@usz.ch.
⁵ Swiss Paraplegic Center, 6207, Nottwil, Switzerland. michael.fiechter@usz.ch.

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Simultaneous assessment of microcalcifications and morphological criteria of vulnerability in carotid artery plaque using hybrid ¹⁸F-NaF PET/MRI.
Mechtouff L, Sigovan M, Douek P, Costes N, Le Bars D, Mansuy A, Haesebaert J, Bani-Sadr A, Tordo J, Feugier P, Millon A, Luong S, Si-Mohamed S, Collet-Benzaquen D, Canet-Soulas E, Bochaton T, Crola Da Silva C, Paccalet A, Magne D, Berthezene Y, Nighoghossian N. Mechtouff L, et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Jun;29(3):1064-1074. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02400-0. Epub 2020 Nov 3. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022. PMID: 33145738

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