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Clinical Imaging of the High-Risk or Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque by Fayad, Z A, Fuster, V

“…The study of atherosclerotic disease during its natural history and after therapeutic intervention will enhance our understanding of disease progression and…”
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Imaging of atherosclerosis by Owen, D R J, Lindsay, A C, Choudhury, R P, Fayad, Z A

“…It is now well recognized that the atherosclerotic plaques responsible for thrombus formation are not necessarily those that impinge most on the lumen of the…”
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Noninvasive in vivo human coronary artery lumen and wall imaging using black-blood magnetic resonance imaging by FAYAD, Z. A, FUSTER, V, FALLON, J. T, JAYASUNDERA, T, WORTHLEY, S. G, HELFT, G, AGUINALDO, J. G, BADIMON, J. J, SHARMA, S. K

“…High-resolution MRI has the potential to noninvasively image the human coronary artery wall and define the degree and nature of coronary artery disease…”
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Design and performance evaluation of a whole-body Ingenuity TF PET-MRI system by Zaidi, H, Ojha, N, Morich, M, Griesmer, J, Hu, Z, Maniawski, P, Ratib, O, Izquierdo-Garcia, D, Fayad, Z A, Shao, L

“…The Ingenuity TF PET-MRI is a newly released whole-body hybrid PET-MR imaging system with a Philips time-of-flight GEMINI TF PET and Achieva 3T X-series MRI…”
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The Diagnostic Accuracy of Ex Vivo MRI for Human Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization by Shinnar, Meir, Fallon, John T, Wehrli, Suzanne, Levin, Michael, Dalmacy, Dolcine, Fayad, Zahi A, Badimon, Juan J, Harrington, Martin, Harrington, Elizabeth, Fuster, Valentin

“…Recent evidence indicates that the type of atherosclerotic plaque, rather than the degree of obstruction to flow, is an important determinant of the risk of…”
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Characterization of aortic root atherosclerosis in ApoE knockout mice: High-resolution in vivo and ex vivo MRM with histological correlation by Itskovich, V.V., Choudhury, R.P., Aguinaldo, J.G.S., Fallon, J.T., Omerhodzic, S., Fisher, E.A., Fayad, Z.A.

“…In vivo, cardiac‐gated, black‐blood, and ex vivo magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) images of the aortic root, and histopathology data were obtained from 12…”
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Non-invasive imaging of atherosclerosis regression with magnetic resonance to guide drug development by Raggi, Paolo, Baldassarre, Damiano, Day, Simon, de Groot, Eric, Fayad, Z.A

“…Abstract Slowing of progression and inducing the regression of atherosclerosis with medical therapy have been shown to be associated with an extensive…”
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Noninvasive in vivo high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of atherosclerotic lesions in genetically engineered mice by FAYAD, Z. A, FALLON, J. T, FUSTER, V, SHINNAR, M, WEHRLI, S, DANSKY, H. M, POON, M, BADIMON, J. J, CHARLTON, S. A, FISHER, E. A, BRESLOW, J. L

“…The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is currently being investigated in genetically engineered small animals. Methods to follow the time course of the…”
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Serial in vivo MRI documents arterial remodeling in experimental atherosclerosis by WORTHLEY, S. G, HELFT, G, FUSTER, V, ZAMAN, A. G, FAYAD, Z. A, FALLON, J. T, BADIMON, J. J

“…Arterial remodeling in response to atherosclerosis may be outward (positive) or inward (negative) and is an important mechanism in the clinical manifestations…”
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Serial magnetic resonance imaging correlates with neurological outcome in an experimental model of spinal cord ischemia by Worthley, S G, Reis, E D, Helft, G, Worthley, M I, Fayad, Z A

“…Background: Paraplegia complicating surgical thoracoabdominal aneurysm (TAA) repair remains an unpredictable and poorly understood phenomenon. The ability to…”
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Monitoring plaque inflammation in atherosclerotic rabbits with an iron oxide (P904) and (18)F-FDG using a combined PET/MR scanner by Millon, A, Dickson, S D, Klink, A, Izquierdo-Garcia, D, Bini, J, Lancelot, E, Ballet, S, Robert, P, Mateo de Castro, J, Corot, C, Fayad, Z A

“…The aim of this study was to compare the ability of (18)F-FDG PET and iron contrast-enhanced MRI with a novel USPIO (P904) to assess change in plaque…”
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Noninvasive in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of experimental coronary artery lesions in a porcine model by WORTHLEY, S. G, HELFT, G, FUSTER, V, FAYAD, Z. A, RODRIGUEZ, O. J, ZAMAN, A. G, FALLON, J. T, BADIMON, J. J

“…The ability to characterize and quantify coronary artery atherosclerotic lesions accurately, reproducibly, and noninvasively may allow the stratification of…”
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Right ventricular midwall surface motion and deformation using magnetic resonance tagging by Young, A A, Fayad, Z A, Axel, L

“…We describe a method for reconstructing the three-dimensional motion and deformation of the midwall surface of the right ventricular free wall (RVFW) using…”
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Right ventricular regional function using MR tagging: normals versus chronic pulmonary hypertension by Fayad, Z A, Ferrari, V A, Kraitchman, D L, Young, A A, Palevsky, H I, Bloomgarden, D C, Axel, L

“…Right ventricular (RV) regional function, in both normal and diseased states, is not well characterized. Using 1D MR myocardial tagging, RV and septal…”
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Integration of vascular biology and magnetic resonance imaging in the understanding of atherothrombosis and acute coronary syndromes by Fuster, V., Corti, R., Fayad, Z. A., Schwitter, J., Badimon, J. J.

“…The interaction between the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque prone to disruption and thrombus formation is the cornerstone of acute coronary syndrome (ACS)…”
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Hybrid cardiac PET/MR: the value of multiparametric assessment in cardiac sarcoidosis by Vergani, V., Busnardo, E., Mapelli, P., Ferro, P., Trivieri, M. G., Robson, P. M., Abrgral, R., Fayad, Z. A., Gianolli, L., Picchio, M., Camici, P. G.

“…Purpose The advent of hybrid positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (PET/MR) systems has opened the gate to integrated multiparametric evaluation of…”
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Global cardiac function using fast breath-hold MRI: validation of new acquisition and analysis techniques by Bloomgarden, D C, Fayad, Z A, Ferrari, V A, Chin, B, Sutton, M G, Axel, L

“…Calculation of global cardiac function parameters has been validated using fast, segmented k-space, breath-hold, gradient-echo, magnetic resonance images…”
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Effects of lipid-lowering by simvastatin on human atherosclerotic lesions : A longitudinal study by high-resolution, noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging by CORTI, Roberto, FAYAD, Zahi A, FUSTER, Valentin, WORTHLEY, Stephen G, HELFT, Gerard, CHESEBRO, James, MERCURI, Michele, BADIMON, Juan J

“…This study was designed to investigate the effects of lipid-lowering by simvastatin on human atherosclerotic lesions. Eighteen asymptomatic…”
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Right and Left Ventricular Volume and Ejection Fraction by Tomographic Gated Blood-Pool Scintigraphy by Chin, Bennett B, Bloomgarden, Daniel C, Xia, Weishi, Kim, Hee-Joung, Fayad, Zahi A, Ferrari, Victor A, Berlin, Jesse A, Axel, Leon, Alavi, Abass

“…Tomographic techniques separate overlying structures, permitting measurements of absolute ventricular volumes. The purpose of this study was to determine…”
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An improved quadrature or phased-array coil for MR cardiac imaging by Fayad, Z A, Connick, T J, Axel, L

“…A tailored receive-only coil for cardiac imaging has been designed. The coil consists of two overlapping coil elements and can be used either as a quadrature…”
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