title: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a useful biomarker of AAA rupture risk.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Vascular Institute, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK.
authors.forename: Kosmas I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Vascular Disease Prevention Clinics), University College London Medical School, Royal Free Hospital Campus, University College London (UCL), London NW3 2QG, UK.
authors.forename: Dimitri P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Vascular Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA ; Division of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Veith
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18