When to image carotid plaque inflammation with FDG PET/CT
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When to image carotid plaque inflammation with FDG PET/CT. / Græbe, Martin; Borgwardt, Lise; Højgaard, Liselotte; Sillesen, Henrik Hegaard; Kjær, Andreas.
In: Nuclear Medicine Communications, Vol. 31, No. 9, 01.09.2010, p. 773-9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - When to image carotid plaque inflammation with FDG PET/CT
AU - Græbe, Martin
AU - Borgwardt, Lise
AU - Højgaard, Liselotte
AU - Sillesen, Henrik Hegaard
AU - Kjær, Andreas
PY - 2010/9/1
Y1 - 2010/9/1
N2 - Quantification of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in inflamed high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques is challenged by the spatial resolution of positron emission tomography (PET) and luminal blood activity. Late acquisition protocols have been used to overcome these challenges to enhance the contrast between the plaque and blood-pool FDG activity. However, for prospective studies the late acquisition is inconvenient for the patient and staff, and most retrospective studies of plaque uptake use data from early acquisition protocols. The objective was to evaluate changes in the quantification methods of FDG uptake in carotid artery plaques between early and late PET scans.
AB - Quantification of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in inflamed high-risk carotid atherosclerotic plaques is challenged by the spatial resolution of positron emission tomography (PET) and luminal blood activity. Late acquisition protocols have been used to overcome these challenges to enhance the contrast between the plaque and blood-pool FDG activity. However, for prospective studies the late acquisition is inconvenient for the patient and staff, and most retrospective studies of plaque uptake use data from early acquisition protocols. The objective was to evaluate changes in the quantification methods of FDG uptake in carotid artery plaques between early and late PET scans.
U2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0b013e32833c365e
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0b013e32833c365e
M3 - Journal article
VL - 31
SP - 773
EP - 779
JO - Nuclear Medicine Communications
JF - Nuclear Medicine Communications
SN - 0143-3636
IS - 9
ER -
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