Uptake of F-18 FDG and ultrasound analysis of carotid plaque

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-272

  Choi, Yun Seok ^a   Youn, Ho Joong ^a   Chung, Woo Baek ^a   Hwang, Hui Jeong ^a   Lee, Dong Hyeon ^a   Park, Chul Soo ^a   Lee, Jae Beom ^a   Kim, Pum Joon ^a   Chung, Wook Sung ^a   Lee, Man Young ^a   Seung, Kie Bae ^a   Chung, Yong Ahn ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Inflammation; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 79958154367     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9338-3     Document Type: Article

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