Positron emission tomography (PET) uses radioactive tracers and enables the functional
imaging of several metabolic processes, blood flow measurements, regional chemical …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are two interrelated
inflammatory diseases affecting patients above 50 years of age. Patients with GCA suffer …

Cardiac macrophages represent a heterogeneous cell population with distinct origins,
dynamics, and functions. Recent studies have revealed that CC Chemokine Receptor 2 …

Rationale: Paradigm shifting studies have revealed that the heart contains functionally
diverse populations of macrophages derived from distinct embryonic and adult …

Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive inflammatory lung disease
without effective molecular markers of disease activity or treatment responses. Monocyte …

The lack of techniques for noninvasive imaging of inflammation has challenged precision
medicine management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Here, we determined …

The impact of inflammation on the outcome of many medical conditions such as
cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, infections, cancer, and autoimmune …

Molecular imaging continues to influence every aspect of cancer care including detection,
diagnosis, staging and therapy response assessment. Recent advances in the …

Background Pulmonary fibrosis is a challenging clinical problem with lung pathology
featuring immune cell infiltrates, fibroblast expansion, and matrix deposition. Molecular …

Proinflammatory macrophages are important mediators of inflammation after myocardial
infarction and of allograft injury after heart transplantation. The aim of this study was to …