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2-deoxy-2-[.sup.18]F]fluoro-D-mannose positron emission tomography imaging in atherosclerosis

Authors :
Tahara, Nobuhiro
Mukherjee, Jogeshwar
J. de Haas, Hans
D. Petrov, Artiom
Tawakol, Ahmed
Haider, Nezam
Tahara, Atsuko
Constantinescu, Cristian C.
Zhou, Jun
H. Boersma, Hendrikus
Imaizumi, Tsutomu
Nakano, Masataka
Finn, Aloke
Fayad, Zahi
Virmani, Renu
Fuster, Valentin
Bosca, Lisardo
Narula, Jagat
Source :
Nature Medicine. February 2014, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p135, 7 p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Progressive inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques is associated with increasing risk of plaque rupture. Molecular imaging of activated macrophages with 2-deoxy-2-[[.sup.18]F]fluoro-D-glucose ([[.sup.18]F]FDG) has been proposed for identification of patients at higher [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10788956
Volume :
20
Issue :
2
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Nature Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.360205997