Quantitative assessment of angioplasty-induced vascular inflammation with 19 F cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
Fabian NienhausMoritz WalzMaik RotheAnnika JahnSusanne PfeilerLucas BuschManuel SternChristian HeissLilian VornholzSandra CamesMareike CramerVera Schrauwen-HinderlingNorbert GerdesSebastian TemmeMichael RodenUlrich FlögelMalte KelmFlorian BönnerPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2023)
F MRI enabled quantification of monocyte/macrophage infiltration after vascular injury with sufficient sensitivity. This may provide the opportunity to non-invasively monitor vascular inflammation with MRI in patients after angioplasty or even in atherosclerotic plaques.