Regarding "Increased 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in abdominal aortic aneurysms in positron emission/computed tomography is associated with inflammation, aortic wall instability, and acute symptoms"

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1631-

  Paraskevas, Kosmas I ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE DISEASE; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 66149135693     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.093     Document Type: Letter

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