Imaging atherosclerotic plaque inflammation with [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
Authors
Rudd, James H. F.Warburton, Elizabeth A.
Fryer, Tim D.
Jones, Hazel A.
Clark, John C.
Antoun, Nagui
Johnström, Peter
Davenport, Anthony P.
Kirkpatrick, Peter J.
Arch, Barbara N.
Pickard, John D.
Weissberg, Peter L.
Affiliation
University of Cambridge; Addenbrooke’s HospitalPublication Date
2002-06-20
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This study demonstrates that atherosclerotic plaque inflammation can be imaged with 18FDG-PET, and that symptomatic, unstable plaques accumulate more 18FDG than asymptomatic lesions.Citation
Rudd, J. H. F., Warburton, E. A., Fryer, T. D., Jones, H. A., Clark, J. C., Antoun, N., Johnström, P., Davenport, A. P., Kirkpatrick, P. J., Arch, B. N., Pickard, J. D., & Weissberg, P. L. (2002). Imaging atherosclerotic plaque inflammation with [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Circulation, 105(23), 2708-2711. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000020548.60110.76Publisher
American Heart AssociationJournal
CirculationAdditional Links
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.CIR.0000020548.60110.76Type
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0009-7322EISSN
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10.1161/01.CIR.0000020548.60110.76