The radionuclide diagnosis of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques
https://doi.org/10.29001/2073-8552-2014-29-1-17-24
Abstract
The article summarizes the published data on the radionuclide diagnosis of atherosclerotic vascular lesions. A special attention is given to the characteristics of gamma and positron emitting tracers, which are used for molecular imaging of unstable plaques.
About the Authors
D. A. Pavlova
Federal Medical Research Centre n.a. Almazov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
N. Yu. Efimova
Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Institute for Cardiology" of Siberian Branch under the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences; Tomsk Polytechnic University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
D. V. Ryzhkova
Federal Medical Research Centre n.a. Almazov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Pavlova D.A., Efimova N.Yu., Ryzhkova D.V. The radionuclide diagnosis of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. Siberian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 2014;29(1):17-24. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.29001/2073-8552-2014-29-1-17-24
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