Higher reliability of 18F-FDG target background ratio compared to standardized uptake value in vulnerable carotid plaque detection: a pilot study

Artor Niccoli-Asabella,Marco Matteo Ciccone,Francesca Cortese,Pietro Scicchitano,Michele Gesualdo,Annapaola Zito,Alessandra Di Palo,Domenico Angiletta,Guido Regina,Andrea Marzullo,Giuseppe Rubini

Higher reliability of 18F-FDG target background ratio compared to standardized uptake value in vulnerable carotid plaque detection: a pilot study

2014

Artor Niccoli-Asabella
Marco Matteo Ciccone
Francesca Cortese
Pietro Scicchitano
Michele Gesualdo
Annapaola Zito
Alessandra Di Palo
Domenico Angiletta
Guido Regina
Andrea Marzullo
Giuseppe Rubini

Objective To evaluate the role of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography [18F-FDG PET/CT] comparing target background ratio (TBR) and standardized uptake value (SUV) with the histopathological inflammatory status of the carotid plaques.

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Radiology
Tomography
Positron emission tomography
Standardized uptake value
Nuclear medicine
PET-CT
Medicine

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