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 jnmt.114.153627
DO 10.2967/jnmt.114.153627
A1 SHARMA, VIJAY K
A1 Paliwal, Prakash R
A1 Sinha, Arvind K
YR 2015
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2015/04/09/jnmt.114.153627.abstract
AB Strong relationship exists between the severity of carotid stenosis and early stroke-risk. Inflammation is believed to be an important event for atherosclerotic plaque destabilisation and subsequent thrombo-embolism. 18-Fluoro-deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (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.