Radionuclide imaging of inflammation in atherosclerotic vascular disease among people living with HIV infection: current practice and future perspective

Radionuclide imaging of inflammation in atherosclerotic vascular disease among people living with HIV infection: current practice and future perspective

Abstract People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have twice the risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease compared with non-infected individuals. Inflammation plays a critical role in the development and progression of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Therapies targeting infl...

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Main Authors: Ismaheel O. Lawal, Alfred O. Ankrah, Anton C. Stoltz, Mike M. Sathekge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:European Journal of Hybrid Imaging
Subjects:
Arterial inflammation
HIV
Cardiovascular disease
F-18 FDG PET
Tc-99 m Tilmanocept
Target-to-background ratio
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41824-019-0053-7

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