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CORRECTIONS CORRECTION Figure 11 in “Echocardiographic insights into regional flow-function relationships in coronary artery disease” (Kaul S. J Nucl Cardiol 2005;12:216-26) was printed upside down. The corrected figure is reprinted below. CORRECTION The tables in “Targeting the vulnerable plaque: The evolving role of nuclear imaging” (J Nucl Cardiol 2005;12:234-46) were printed incorrectly. The corrected tables are as follows. Figure 11. Data from a dog with a noncritical LAD stenosis at peak dobutamine dose, where MBF is increased. Left panels, Perfusion defects (arrows) early (upper panel) and late (lower panel) after microbubble destruction. The first shows the perfusion territory of the artery, and the second shows how much of it is filled with collaterals. Right panels, The upper panel shows the radiolabeled microsphere– derived hypoperfused zone (arrows), whereas the lower panel shows the extent of abnormal WT (defined by chords and arrows). Note the similarities between the MCE and micro- sphere data in the upper panels and the MCE and WT data in the lower panels. (Reprinted from reference 36 with permission.) Table 1. Imaging modalities used for assessment of human atherosclerotic plaque Imaging modality % Stenosis Wall Lipid Fibrous cap Thrombus Macrophage/ inflammation Ca 2 Apoptosis Invasive X-ray angiography * †‡§ (*) * †‡§ IVUS * †‡§ * †‡§ (* †‡§ ) (* †‡§ ) (* †‡§ ) * †‡§ OCT * * * * * * Thermography * Noninvasive US †‡§ †‡§ †‡§ MRI (*) †‡§ * †‡§ †‡§ ( ) (*) †‡§ EBCT * †‡§ MSCT (*) †‡§ * †‡§ †‡§ * †‡§ Nuclear †§ †§ †‡ Parentheses indicate that imaging is less than satisfactory. IVUS, intravascular ultrasound; OCT, optical coherence tomography; US, ultrasound; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; EBCT, electron beam computed tomography; MSCT, multi-slice computed tomography. *Coronary. Carotid. Aorta. § Ileo-femoral. 370

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CORRECTIONFigure 11 in “Echocardiographic insights into regional flow-function relationships in coronary artery disease”(Kaul S. J Nucl Cardiol 2005;12:216-26) was printed upside down. The corrected figure is reprinted below.

CORRECTIONThe tables in “Targeting the vulnerable plaque: The evolving role of nuclear imaging” (J Nucl Cardiol2005;12:234-46) were printed incorrectly. The corrected tables are as follows.

Figure 11. Data from a dog with a noncritical LAD stenosis at peakdobutamine dose, where MBF is increased. Left panels, Perfusiondefects (arrows) early (upper panel) and late (lower panel) aftermicrobubble destruction. The first shows the perfusion territory ofthe artery, and the second shows how much of it is filled withcollaterals. Right panels, The upper panel shows the radiolabeledmicrosphere–derived hypoperfused zone (arrows), whereas thelower panel shows the extent of abnormal WT (defined by chordsand arrows). Note the similarities between the MCE and micro-sphere data in the upper panels and the MCE and WT data in thelower panels. (Reprinted from reference 36 with permission.)

able 1. Imaging modalities used for assessment of human atherosclerotic plaque

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vasiveX-ray angiography *†‡§ — — — (*) — *†‡§ —IVUS *†‡§ *†‡§ (*†‡§) (*†‡§) (*†‡§) — *†‡§ —OCT * * * * * — * —Thermography — — — — — * — —oninvasiveUS †‡§ †‡§ — — — — †‡§ —MRI (*)†‡§ *†‡§ † † †‡§ (†) (*)†‡§ —EBCT — — — — — — *†‡§ —MSCT (*)†‡§ *†‡§ †‡§ † — — *†‡§ —Nuclear — — †§ — †§ †‡ — †

rentheses indicate that imaging is less than satisfactory.US, intravascular ultrasound; OCT, optical coherence tomography; US, ultrasound; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; EBCT, electron beammputed tomography; MSCT, multi-slice computed tomography.oronary. †Carotid. ‡Aorta. §Ileo-femoral.

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able 2. Radionuclide tracer compounds used to image atherosclerosis

Targetechanism

Target cell/molecule Tracer

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Ex-vivohistologiccorrelation

Successfulin-vivoimaging Notes

ipidaccumulation

LDL 123-I LDL35 Human carotid ✓ ✓ Long plasma half-lifeof tracernecessitates lateimaging

99m-Tc LDL37 Human carotid,ileo-femoral

✓ ? Tracer uptake seenin only 4 of 17patients, but goodhistologiccorrelation foundbetween uptakeand plaqueinstability

125-I LDL36 NZW rabbitaorta

✓ N/A Good correlationwith foam cellinfiltration

Ox-LDL 99m-Tc ox-LDL38

Human carotid ✓ ✓ Rapid plasmaclearance (c.f.native LDL tracers)

125-IMDA239

Apo E -/-mouseWHHL rabbit

✓ N/A Also capable oftracking changesin foam cellnumber40

125-I IK1742 ApoE -/-mouse

✓ N/A In-vitro staining ofhuman plaques,IK17 localizes tolipid core42

apoB 125-I SP-443 NZW rabbitaorta

✓ N/A Colocalization ofwith foam cells

123-I SP-444 WHHL rabbitaorta

N/A ✓

acrophageinfiltration

Autologousmonocytes

111-Inmonocyte46

Human N/A ✓ Identified 40% oflesions, nohistologiccorrelation

CCR-2 125-I MCP-151

NZW rabbitaorta

✓ N/A Excellent correlationwith macrophagenumber, fastplasma clearance

Ama 131-I Ama-MoAb52

WHHL rabbitaorta

✓ X Slow plasmaclearance,unsuccessfulgamma imaging

GLUT 18-FFDG65,67–70

WHHL � NZWaorta Humancarotid andaorta

✓ ✓ PET tracer, goodcorrelationbetween traceruptake andmacrophagenumber, uptake inhumans unstable� stable plaque

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Targetechanism

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MMP 123-I HO-CGS27023A55

apoE -/-mousecarotid

✓ ✓ Significant increasein uptake inlesioned carotid(c.f. sham andcontrol), rapidplasma clearance

poptosis PS 99m-TcAnnexin-V73,74

NZW rabbitaorta Humancarotid

✓ ✓ Colocalisation withapoptoticmacrophages,uptake in humanscorrelates withvulnerablehistologic features

oagulation Fibrin 99m-Tc T2G1sFab’76

Canine carotid N/A ✓ Uptake ratio lesion:control � 2:1 invivo and 4:1 exvivo

D-dimer 99m-TcTRF180

Human carotid N/A X Uptake seen in only5 of 8 patients, nohistologic correlate

latelets Autologousplatelets

111-Inautologousplatelets83,84

Human carotid N/A ? Inconsistent resultsbetween studies,may be of use intracking effects ofantiplatelets81,82

GPIIb/IIIa 99m-TcP74886

Canine carotid N/A ✓

99m-TcP28087

Human carotid N/A ? Uptake in 11 of 18patients, noohistologic correlate

99m-Tc DMP-44488

Canine carotid ✓ ✓ Tracer uptakecorrelated withplatelet number/thrombus weight

L, Low density lipoprotein; ox-LDL, oxidized low density lipoprotein; NZW, New Zealand white; N/A, not attempted; Apo E -/-,olipoprotein E null; MDA, molondialdehyde; WHHL, Watanabe heritable hyperlipidaemic; SP, synthetic peptide; CCR, chemokine receptor;CP, monocyte chemotactic protein; Ama-MoAb, amino malonic acid monoclonal antibody; [18F]FDG, 18-flurodeoxyglucose; GLUT, glucoseansporter protein; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; PS, phosphatadyl serine.