Imaging atherosclerosis with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: What are we actually seeing?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Aug 2;58(6):615-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.04.021.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Atherosclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Atherosclerosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cardiology / methods*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / pathology
  • Inflammation
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Research Design

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18