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We used positron emission tomography (PET) and the novel PET ligand [\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu] [1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-\n              <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n              ,\n              <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n              \u2032,\n              <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n              \u2033,\n              <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n              \u2034-tetraacetic acid]-\n              <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n              -Phe1,Tyr3-octreotate (\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE) to specifically target macrophages via the somatostatin receptor subtype-2 in vivo.\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Approach and Results\u2014<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              Ten patients underwent simultaneous PET\/MRI to measure\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE uptake in carotid artery plaques before carotid endarterectomy.\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE uptake was significantly higher in symptomatic plaque versus the contralateral carotid artery (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001). Subsequently, a total of 62 plaque segments were assessed for gene expression of selected markers of plaque vulnerability using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. These results were compared with in vivo\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE uptake calculated as the mean standardized uptake value. Univariate analysis of real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and PET showed that cluster of differentiation 163 (CD163) and CD68 gene expression correlated significantly but weakly with mean standardized uptake value in scans performed 85 minutes post injection (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001 and\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.015, respectively). Subsequent multivariate analysis showed that CD163 correlated independently with\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE uptake (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.031) whereas CD68 did not contribute significantly to the final model.\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              The novel PET tracer\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE accumulates in atherosclerotic plaques of the carotid artery. CD163 gene expression correlated independently with\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE uptake measured by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction in the final multivariate model, indicating that\n              <jats:sup>64<\/jats:sup>\n              Cu-DOTATATE PET is detecting alternatively activated macrophages. 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