List of works by Pekka Saukko

Aluminum fluoride-18 labeled folate enables in vivo detection of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation by positron emission tomography.

scientific article

Amyloid-Targeting PET Tracer [F]Flutemetamol Accumulates in Atherosclerotic Plaques

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Cardiac remodeling in a new pig model of chronic heart failure: Assessment of left ventricular functional, metabolic, and structural changes using PET, CT, and echocardiography.

scientific article

Detection of Hypoxia by [ 18 F]EF5 in Atherosclerotic Plaques in Mice

Dimeric [68Ga]DOTA-RGD Peptide Targeting αvβ3 Integrin Reveals Extracellular Matrix Alterations after Myocardial Infarction

article published in 2014

Effect of levosimendan therapy on myocardial infarct size and left ventricular function after acute coronary occlusion

scientific article published on 13 January 2016

Effects of Age, Diet, and Type 2 Diabetes on the Development and FDG Uptake of Atherosclerotic Plaques

article

Effects of atorvastatin and diet interventions on atherosclerotic plaque inflammation and [ 18 F]FDG uptake in Ldlr −/− Apob 100/100 mice

Evaluation of (68)Ga-labeled peptide tracer for detection of gelatinase expression after myocardial infarction in rat.

scientific article published on 2 December 2016

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor expression after myocardial infarction: Imaging study using 68Ga-NODAGA-exendin-4 positron emission tomography

scientific article published on 13 December 2018

Imaging of αvβ3 integrin expression in experimental myocardial ischemia with [68Ga]NODAGA-RGD positron emission tomography

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

Leukocyte trafficking-associated vascular adhesion protein 1 is expressed and functionally active in atherosclerotic plaques

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Pharmacological Activation of the Melanocortin System Limits Plaque Inflammation and Ameliorates Vascular Dysfunction in Atherosclerotic Mice

scientific article published on 01 May 2014

Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Macrophages in Atherosclerosis with 18F-GE-180, a Radiotracer for Translocator Protein (TSPO).

scientific article published on 22 May 2018

Positron emission tomography tracer [68GA]NODAGA-EXENDIN-4 detects glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor expression in mouse atherosclerotic vascular lesions

Type 2 diabetes enhances arterial uptake of choline in atherosclerotic mice: an imaging study with positron emission tomography tracer ¹⁸F-fluoromethylcholine

scientific article published on 6 February 2016

[18F]FDG Accumulation in Early Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions in Pigs

scientific article published on 29 June 2015

[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in atherosclerotic plaques is associated with reduced coronary flow reserve in mice.

scientific article published in November 2014