title: Imaging Vulnerable Plaque: A Medical Necessity or a Scientific Curiosity?
authors.affiliation: Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: harry.strauss@gmail.com.
authors.forename: H William
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Jagat
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Narula
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; C513399:gallium Ga 68 dotatate
keywords: acute coronary events; atherosclerosis; coronary arteries; high-risk plaques; molecular imaging