Inflammation in the walls of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms is not associated with increased metabolic activity detectable by 18-fluorodeoxglucose positron-emission tomography

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 802-807

  Tegler, Gustaf ^a   Ericson, Katharina ^a   Srensen, Jens ^a   Bjrck, Martin ^a   Wanhainen, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE; AGED; AORTA; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; GENDER; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; MALE; METABOLISM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRARENAL AORTA; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGED; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTITIS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84865237714     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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