In Vivo Imaging of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms:Increased FDG Uptake Suggests Inflammation in the Aneurysm Wall

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2006 • 883 citations

Simvastatin Attenuates Plaque Inflammation

2006 • 648 citations

Autopsy study of unoperated abdominal aortic aneurysms. The case for early resection.

1977 • 478 citations

18Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation Is Highly Reproducible

2007 • 418 citations

Current concepts in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm

2003 • 321 citations

False-Positive FDG PET Uptake−the Role of PET/CT

2005 • 298 citations

A Review of Biological Factors Implicated in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture

2005 • 293 citations

Identification of Culprit Lesions After Transient Ischemic Attack by Combined ¹⁸ F Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron-Emission Tomography and High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging

2005 • 257 citations

Statins are Associated with a Reduced Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth

2006 • 255 citations

Rupture in small abdominal aortic aneurysms

1998 • 255 citations

Clinical value of FDG PET in patients with fever of unknown origin and patients suspected of focal infection or inflammation

2003 • 234 citations

Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in the Aortic Wall at PET/CT: Possible Finding for Active Atherosclerosis

2003 • 221 citations

Imaging of large vessel vasculitis with 18 FDG PET: illusion or reality? A critical review of the literature data

2003 • 186 citations

FDG-PET is an effective imaging modality to detect and quantify age-related atherosclerosis in large arteries

2007 • 142 citations

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

2002 • 142 citations

Characterization of plaques using 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with carotid atherosclerosis and correlation with matrix metalloproteinase-1.

2007 • 83 citations

Biomechanical Regulation of Human Monocyte/Macrophage Molecular Function

2000 • 83 citations

Hemodynamic forces regulate mural macrophage infiltration in experimental aortic aneurysms

2004 • 82 citations

Arteriosclerotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta

1955 • 72 citations

Who Should We Operate On and How Do We Decide: Predicting Rupture and Survival in Patients with Aortic Aneurysm

2007 • 69 citations

Contribution of PET scanning to the evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysm

2004 • 65 citations

Distribution of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: High Accumulation in Macrophages Seen on PET Imaging and Immunohistology

2005 • 62 citations

Changing patterns of abnormal vascular wall F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on follow-up PET/CT studies

2006 • 58 citations

Effect of statins on proteolytic activity in the wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms

2007 • 52 citations

FDG-PET for imaging of non-osseous infection and inflammation.

2006 • 41 citations

Role of Mechanical Stress in Monocytes / Macrophages: Implications for Atherosclerosis

2003 • 36 citations

Authors' reply: Effect of statins on proteolytic activity in the wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms(Br J Surg 2008; 95 333–337)

2008 • 4 citations