Imaging of cardiac fibroblast activation in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Bi-Xi ChenHai-Qun XingJuan-Ni GongXiao-Juan GuoXiao-Ying XiYuan-Hua YangLi HuoMin-Fu Yang

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2021)

Fibroblast activation in CTEPH, measured by 68 Ga-FAPI-04 imaging, is mainly localised in the RV free wall. Enhanced fibroblast activation reflects the thickening of the RV wall and decreased RV contractile function.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary hypertension
high resolution
pet ct
skeletal muscle
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary artery
photodynamic therapy
coronary artery
mass spectrometry