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Inflammation in the walls of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms is not associated with increased metabolic activity detectable by 18-fluorodeoxglucose.

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1 Inflammation in the walls of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms is not associated with increased metabolic activity detectable by 18-fluorodeoxglucose positron-emission tomography  Gustaf Tegler, MD, Katharina Ericson, MD, Jens Sörensen, MD, PhD, Martin Björck, MD, PhD, Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 56, Issue 3, Pages (September 2012) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Example of volume of interest placement when apprehending the standardized uptake value of the suprarenal (yellow) and infrarenal aortic walls (red), in blood (arrow) and in liver (green). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Hematoxylin and eosin–stained aorta shows numerous inflammatory cells within the tunica media. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Immunohistochemical staining with MAC387 reveals the macrophages and leukocytes. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions


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