title: Evaluation of plaque stability in extracranial carotid atherosclerotic disease: Role of vascular inflammation.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, Department of Neurological Surgery, P.O. Box 800212, Charlottesville, VA 22908, United States. Electronic address: dmd7q@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Dale
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Cerebral ischemia; Inflammation; Stroke; Unstable plaque