Novel molecular imaging strategy to detect atherosclerosis

Among the various medical imaging modalities, PET, PET-CT, SPECT and MRI (using 'smart probes') are popular for molecular imaging stratagies since they diagnose functional changes at molecular level in normal or diseased cells or tissues. The ultrasound imaging, which is highly regarded for its safety and dynamic real time imaging, is however still to show its effectiveness in detecting events at molecular level. A recent research study tries to bring ultrasound into the paradigm of molecular imaging by utilizing contrast-enhancing microbubbles to detect atherosclerosis. Follow the link below.
Breakthrough Promised In Detecting Atherosclerosis

Click here to see the original article published in Circulation.