Abstract #0324

Simultaneous PET/MR of Atherosclerotic Plaques in Peripheral Artery Disease: Preliminary Results

Isabel Dregely¹, Stephan G. Nekolla¹, Carl Ganter², Tobias Koppara³, Hua-Lei Zhang¹, Sylvia Schachoff¹, Anna Winter¹, Marijana Dzijan-Horn³, Markus Schwaiger¹, Tareq Ibrahim³

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Mnchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany; ²Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Mnchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany; ³Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Mnchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Non-invasive imaging techniques have the potential to identify high risk patients in atherosclerotic disease. In this study we demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous PET/MR in peripheral artery disease (PAD) to improve characterization of atherosclerotic plaques.