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Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 5/2017

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 | Issue 5/2017

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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. …
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Metadata
Title
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
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0680-3

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