title: Do we need FDG-PET/CT to assess atherosclerosis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pipitone
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salvarani
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy. versari.annibale@asmn.re.it.
authors.forename: Annibale
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Versari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001025:Aortitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D015996:Survival Rate; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012969:Sodium Fluoride