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01-10-2017 | Images that Teach
Inflammatory involvement in a patient with Leriche syndrome evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/MRI
Authors:
Atsuro Masuda, MD, Takayoshi Yamaki, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Kunii, MD, PhD, Ayaka Nemoto, BSc, Hitoshi Kubo, PhD, Hideyuki Tominaga, PhD, Noboru Oriuchi, MD, PhD, Seiichi Takenoshita, MD, PhD, Yasuchika Takeishi, MD, PhD
Published in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Issue 5/2017
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Excerpt
Leriche syndrome is a form of peripheral arterial disease with occlusion of the descending aorta and common iliac arteries. The present case is of interest because it shows the role of inflammation using PET/MRI imaging. …