The complementary roles of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and [supersript 18]F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT for imaging of carotid atherosclerosis

Inflammation and neovascularization in vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques are key features for severe clinical events. Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI and FDG PET are two noninvasive imaging techniques capable of quantifying plaque neovascularization and inflammatory infiltrate, respectively. Ho...

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Main Authors: Calcagno, Claudia (Author), Ramachandran, Sarayu (Author), Mani, Venkatesh (Author), Millon, Antoine (Author), Rosenbaum, David (Author), Tawakol, Ahmed (Author), Woodward, Mark (Author), Bucerius, Jan (Author), Moshier, Erin (Author), Godbold, James (Author), Kallend, David (Author), Farkouh, Michael E (Author), Fuster, Valentin (Author), Rudd, James H F (Author), Fayad, Zahi A (Author), Farkouh, Michael E. (Author), Rudd, James H. F. (Author), Fayad, Zahi A. (Author), Izquierdo-Garcia, David (Contributor)
Other Authors: Martinos Imaging Center (McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT) (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017-05-31T13:37:18Z.
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