Quantification of Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity and Vascular Inflammation using [18-F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG-PET/CT)

Conventional non-invasive imaging modalities of atherosclerosis such as coronary artery calcium (CAC)(1) and carotid intimal medial thickness (C-IMT)(2) provide information about the burden of disease. However, despite multiple validation studies of CAC(3-5), and C-IMT(2,6), these modalities do not...

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Main Authors: Mehta, Nehal N., Torigian, Drew A., Gelfand, Joel M., Saboury, Babak, Alavi, Abass
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MyJove Corporation 2012
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Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3466935/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22588186
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3791/3777
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