Clinical trials: Carotid Plaque Imaging
Plaque, Atherosclerotic
Comparison of Clopidogrel Versus Ticagrelor Therapy for Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation
Objectives: To compare the effects of clopidogrel versus ticagrelor on atherosclerotic plaque inflammation using serial FDG PET/CT imaging of carotid artery and ascending aorta.
- Trial name
- NCT01905566
- Testing
- Clopidogrel, Ticagrelor
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- CHEOL WHAN LEE, M.D., Ph.D
Plaque, Atherosclerotic
Molecular Imaging of Plaque Vulnerability
Accumulating data in the literature suggests that radiolabeled-choline (18F-choline) is a sensitive molecular tracer for PET imaging that is taken up in activated cells and, as such, is able to identify active inflammatory sites.
- Trial name
- PARISK (NCT02640313)
- Testing
- 18F-choline PET-MR imaging
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center