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. 2017 Apr 11;69(14):1873-1874.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.01.050.

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

Francis R Joshi, Roido Manavaki, Tim D Fryer, Nichola L Figg, Judith C Sluimer, Franklin I Aigbirhio, Anthony P Davenport, Peter J Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth A Warburton, James H F Rudd

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

Francis R Joshi et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
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Imaging of Hypoxia in Carotid Atherosclerosis 1) Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of a culprit carotid stenosis after stroke. (A) CT angiography. Stenosis in the left internal carotid artery (arrow). (B) Fused 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT. Intense uptake in the culprit lesion (arrow). (C) Fused 18F-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) PET/CT. Corresponding uptake is indicative of intraplaque hypoxia (arrow). 2) Carotid uptake of FDG and FMISO are positively correlated. Mean max TBR = mean of maximum target-to-background ratio.
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