简介:Ihaveacuterabbit.It'sbigandstrong.Ithasapairofredeyesandapairoflongears.Andithasasmallmouth,asmallnose,ashorttailandfourlegs.Itlikeseatingcarrotsandjumpingonthegrass.Myrabbitcanjumpveryhigh.Oneday,Iplaywithitonthelawn.Itishappyandbeginstorun.SoIcan'tcatchitnow.Aftertenminutes,I'msotired.Buttherabbitisstillrunning.Finally,Iuseacarrottolureitback.
简介:Positronemissiontomography(PET)isapowerfulnoninvasiveimagingtoolforphenotypingpatientsatriskoforwithknowncoronaryarterydisease(CAD).Oneofthekeyadvantagesoverotherimagingmodalitiesisitsuniqueabilitytoquantifyphysiologicprocesses,includingmyocardialbloodflow(inmillilitersperminutepergramofmyocardium),metabolism,andcardiacreceptors,anditshighsensitivityfordelineatingandquantifyingmoleculartargetsinvivousingtargetedimagingprobes.CardiacPET/CToffersopportunityforacomprehensivenoninvasiveevaluationoftheconsequencesofatherosclerosisinthecoronaryarteriesandthemyocardium.