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Carotid atherosclerotic plaques standardized uptake values: methodological issues on reproducibility and accuracy

Author: Siamak Sabour

Published in: EJNMMI Research | Issue 1/2017

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To assess accuracy and precision of the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) carotid standardized uptake values (SUV) of 18F–fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) as an inflammatory biomarker for determining cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke, methodology and statistical issues should be taken into account. Otherwise, misleading messages will be the main outcome of such research. Briefly, confusing accuracy and precision will mainly produce misleading messages. …

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Title: Carotid atherosclerotic plaques standardized uptake values: methodological issues on reproducibility and accuracy
Author: Siamak Sabour
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: EJNMMI Research / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2191-219X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-017-0308-x

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