Long-term changes of aortic ^sup 18^F-FDG uptake and calcification in health-screening subjects

We investigated long-term changes in aortic ^sup 18^F-fluorodeoxyglucose (^sup 18^F-FDG) uptake and calcification in health-screening subjects and their relation with atherogenic risk factors. A total of 94 consecutive subjects (72 men, 22 women; age 47â[euro]"85Â years, mean 57.9Â years) parti...

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Published in:Annals of nuclear medicine 2013-04, Vol.27 (3), p.239
Main Authors: Ryu, Yoshiharu, Yoshida, Katsuya, Suzuki, Yoshifumi, Nakadate, Masashi, Umehara, Isao, Tomita, Makoto, Shibuya, Hitoshi
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Language:English
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Summary:We investigated long-term changes in aortic ^sup 18^F-fluorodeoxyglucose (^sup 18^F-FDG) uptake and calcification in health-screening subjects and their relation with atherogenic risk factors. A total of 94 consecutive subjects (72 men, 22 women; age 47â[euro]"85 years, mean 57.9 years) participating in a health-screening protocol were evaluated retrospectively. All subjects had follow-up PET/CT scans 3.0â[euro]"5.8 years (mean 4.1 years) later. We measured ^sup 18^F-FDG uptake (maximum SUV) and calcium score (Agatston score) of the ascending, descending thoracic and infrarenal abdominal aorta on PET/CT images. ^sup 18^F-FDG uptake and calcium score of the whole aorta (FUWA and CSWA) increased significantly in the follow-up study compared with the initial study (p = 0.02 and pÂ
ISSN:0914-7187
1864-6433
DOI:10.1007/s12149-012-0679-z