Applications of FDG-PET/CT in Assessment of Vascular Infection and Inflammation

Cardiovascular diseases are generally synonymous with atherosclerosis and cardiac events from occluded vessels, although a multitude of other clinically significant diseases with occluded arteries exist. They often revolve around inflammatory processes, locally within or around the vessels as well as systemic, and they may result in significant morbidity and mortality. The systemic inflammatory component may manifest itself throughout the...