Inflammatory response to aortic aneurysm intraluminal thrombus may cause increased 18F-FDG uptake at sites not associated with high wall stress: comment on "high levels of 18F-FDG uptake in aortic aneurysm wall are associated with high wall stress"

MeSH terms

• Aorta* / diagnostic imaging
• Aorta* / metabolism
• Aorta* / physiopathology
• Aortic Aneurysm* / complications
• Aortic Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
• Aortic Aneurysm* / metabolism
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
• Humans
• Inflammation / metabolism*
• Positron-Emission Tomography
• Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics*
• Stress, Mechanical
• Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
• Thrombosis / etiology
• Thrombosis / metabolism