Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 417-423 , August 2008

Increased 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in abdominal aortic aneurysms in positron emission/computed tomography is associated with inflammation, aortic wall instability, and acute symptoms

  • Christian Reeps, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christian Reeps, MD, Abteilung für Gefäβchirurgie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Str 22, 81675 München, Germany.
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  • Markus Essler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Jaroslav Pelisek, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Stefan Seidl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology and Pathologic Anatomy, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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  • Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Bernd-Joachim Krause, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Received 27 November 2007 ,Accepted 16 March 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)00509-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.059

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 417-423 , August 2008

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