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18F-FDG PET Imaging of Atherosclerosis—A New Approach to Detect Inflamed, High-Risk Coronary Plaques?

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AHA Scientist Development Award (#0830352N) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Award, NIH RO1-HL108229.

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  1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiovascular Research Center, Richard B. Simches Research Center, Charles River Plaza, 185 Cambridge Street, Room 3206, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Farouc A. Jaffer

  2. Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRB 740, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    William J. Hucker

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Hucker, W.J., Jaffer, F.A. 18F-FDG PET Imaging of Atherosclerosis—A New Approach to Detect Inflamed, High-Risk Coronary Plaques?. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 4, 1–3 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-010-9054-4

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