Vascular Imaging With 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Is Influenced by Hypoxia

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Apr 11;69(14):1873-1874. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.01.050.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / complications
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / etiology*
  • Male
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / complications*
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnosis
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacology
  • Stroke / complications
  • Stroke / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18