18F-FDG PET scanning of abdominal aortic aneurysms and correlation with molecular characteristics: a systematic review

EJNMMI Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-10

  Timur, U T ^a   van Herwaarden, J A ^a   Mihajlovic, D ^a   De Jong, P ^a   Mali, W ^a   Moll, F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

18F FDG; AAA; Aortic aneurysm; Molecular characteristics; PET scanning; Rupture risk prediction

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GELATINASE B;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; CELL INFILTRATION; COLLAGEN FIBER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL;

EID: 84951267578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2191219X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13550-015-0153-8     Document Type: Review

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