Multimodality imaging of atherosclerotic plaque activity and composition using FDG-PET/CT and MRI in carotid and femoral arteries

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-143

  Silvera, Stephane S ^a   Aidi, Hamza el ^a   Rudd, James H F ^a   Mani, Venkatesh ^a   Yang, Lingde ^a   Farkouh, Michael ^a   Fuster, Valentin ^a   Fayad, Zahi A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery diseases radionuclide imaging; Femoral artery diseases radionuclide imaging; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 diagnostic use; Humans; Inflammation diagnosis radionuclide imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography imaging

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLLAGEN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIPIDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349651913     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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