Imaging of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques with FDG-microPET: No FDG accumulation

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 275-282

  Laurberg, Jacob Marsvin ^a   Olsen, Aage Kristian ^a   Hansen, Søren Baarsgaard ^a   Bottcher, Morten ^a   Morrison, Matthew ^b   Ricketts, Sally Ann ^b   Falk, Erling ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; FDG; Imaging; Inflammation; Nuclear medicine; PET; Tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CAROTID ARTERY LIGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 3; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTA, THORACIC; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FASTING; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; MICE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34248140651     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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