Original ResearchFeasibility of FDG Imaging of the Coronary Arteries: Comparison Between Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stable Angina
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Key Words
18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
cardiac computed tomography
aorta
coronary arteries
inflammation
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACS
acute coronary syndrome
CT
computed tomography
ECG
electrocardiogram
FDG
fluorodeoxyglucose
IL
interleukin
IQR
interquartile range
LAD
left anterior descending coronary artery
LCx
left circumflex coronary artery
LM
left main coronary artery
MI
myocardial infarction
PET
positron emission tomography
RCA
right coronary artery
ROI
region of interest
SUV
standardized uptake value
TBR
target-to-background ratio
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Drs. Rogers and Nasir received support from National Institutes of Health grant T32HL076136. Dr. Tawakol received support from the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technologies.
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