title: Lipoprotein apheresis and acute reduction of arterial inflammation: FDG-PET as an imaging biomarker of nonpharmacological effects on the vessel wall.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Electronic address: stsimikas@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsimikas
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000628:therapy*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male
keywords: apheresis; cardiovascular disease; inflammation; molecular imaging; radiolabels