Somatostatin Receptor 2-Targeted PET Radiotracers Shine in Assessing Inflammatory Activity in Large Vessel Vasculitis

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Jan 31;81(4):355-357. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.10.035.
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Keywords: Takayasu arteritis; atherosclerosis; giant cell arteritis; inflammation; molecular imaging; somatostatin receptor.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Arteritis*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Giant Cell Arteritis*
  • Humans
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • Takayasu Arteritis*

Substances

  • somatostatin receptor 2
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18