Atherosclerotic plaque imaging by PET/CT; can inactive, active and mixed plaques be discerned?

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-144

  van der Wall, E E ^a   Schuijf, J D ^a   Jukema, J W ^a   Bax, J J ^a   van der Laarse, A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA GRAFT; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG UPTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GRAFT INFECTION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 59149090535     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9395-0     Document Type: Editorial

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