PET/CT evaluation of 18 F-FDG uptake in pericoronary adipose tissue in patients with stable coronary artery disease: Independent predictor of atherosclerotic lesions' formation?

• Published in: Journal of nuclear cardiology Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 1075
• Main Authors: Mazurek, Tomasz, Kobylecka, Małgorzata, Zielenkiewicz, Magdalena, Kurek, Aleksandra, Kochman, Janusz, Filipiak, Krzysztof J, Mazurek, Krzysztof, Huczek, Zenon, Królicki, Leszek, Opolski, Grzegorz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Biomarkers - metabolism; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Artery Disease - metabolism; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - pharmacokinetics; Humans; Intra-Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging; Intra-Abdominal Fat - metabolism; Male; Myocardial Perfusion Imaging - methods; Panniculitis - diagnostic imaging; Panniculitis - metabolism; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography - methods; Prognosis; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; FDG-PET/CT; atherosclerosis; adipose tissue; stable coronary artery disease

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