RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Plaque Inflammation Imaging in Severe Carotid Stenosis and Recurrent Cerebral Ischemia
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 299
OP 300
DO 10.2967/jnmt.114.153627
VO 43
IS 4
A1 Sharma, Vijay K.
A1 Paliwal, Prakash R.
A1 Sinha, Arvind K.
YR 2015
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/43/4/299.abstract
AB A strong relationship exists between the severity of carotid stenosis and early stroke risk. Inflammation is believed to be an important event for atherosclerotic plaque destabilization and subsequent thromboembolism. 18F-FDG can image atherosclerotic inflammation, providing information about plaque biology, which may serve as a useful biomarker for the assessment of early stroke risk.