Periaortic Fat Attenuation on Nongated Noncontrast Chest CT Images to Assess Changes in Arterial Inflammation: Impact of Atorvastatin - Goudot, Guillaume; Abohashem, Shady; Osborne, Michael T.; Aldosoky, Wesam; Ahmad, Taha Z.; Lu, Michael T.; Foldyna, Borek; Tawakol, Ahmed (Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging, 2025)
Keywords: Adipose Tissue - diagnostic imaging; Adipose Tissue - drug effects; Aged; Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging; Aorta, Thoracic - drug effects; Aortitis - diagnostic imaging; Aortitis - drug therapy; Aortography - methods; Atorvastatin - therapeutic use; Double-Blind Method; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - administration & dosage; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Male; Middle Aged; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Predictive Value of Tests; Radiopharmaceuticals - administration & dosage; Treatment Outcome; risk factors; inflammation; spleen; arteritis; bone marrow