Measurement of Arterial Activity on Routine FDG PET/CT Images Improves Prediction of Risk of Future CV Events
Author(s) -
Amparo L. Figueroa,
Amr Abdelbaky,
Quynh A. Truong,
Erin M. Corsini,
Megan H. MacNabb,
Zachary Lavender,
Meredith A Lawler,
Steven Grinspoon,
Thomas J. Brady,
Khurram Nasir,
Udo Hoffmann,
Ahmed Tawakol
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.08.006
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , confidence interval , framingham risk score , acute coronary syndrome , framingham heart study , revascularization , positron emission tomography , angina , radiology , nuclear medicine , myocardial infarction , disease
This study sought to determine whether arterial inflammation measured by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET) improves prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) beyond traditional risk factors.
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