Role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the assessment of carotid atherosclerosis;Ruolo della 18F-FDG-PET/TC nella valutazione delle placche aterosclerotiche carotidee

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 515-519

  Niccoli Asabella, Artor ^a   Di Palo, Alessandra ^a   Notaristefano, Antonio ^a   Ciccone, Marco ^a   Ferrari, Cristina ^a   Zeppa, Pio ^b   Cortese, Francesca ^a   Rubini, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

18F FDG PET TC; Atherosclerosis; Carotid plaques

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; STENOSIS;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 84868270807     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: 20381840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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