Plaque Inflammation Imaging in Severe Carotid Stenosis and Recurrent Cerebral Ischemia
Vijay K Sharma1, Prakash R Paliwal2, Arvind K Sinha3
1Division of Neurology, National University Hospital, Singapore YLL School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and drvijay@singnet.com.sg.
Abstract:
A strong relationship exists between the severity of carotid stenosis and early stroke risk. Inflammation is believed to be an important event for atherosclerotic plaque destabilization and subsequent thromboembolism. (18)F-FDG can image atherosclerotic inflammation, providing information about plaque biology, which may serve as a useful biomarker for the assessment of early stroke risk.
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