Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis of atherosclerotic plaques in cancer patients


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Aim. To assess the capacities of radionuclide diagnosis of atherosclerotic changes in the great vessels in cancer patients.
Materials and methods. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) was used to image unstable atherosclerotic plaques in the aorta and great vessels. Whole-body radiodiagnostic studies were retrospectively analyzed in 500 cancer patients of different ages and with different forms of neoplasms.
Results. Tomographic images showed atherosclerotic plaques in 21% of the patients with the verified diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) and in 17% without its clinical manifestations.
Conclusion. The study showed it possible to identify a cardiovascular risk in cancer patients

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Vladimir Borisovich Sergienko

Ekaterina Valer'evna Panchkovskaya

Veronika Alekseevna Manukova

Marina Saturovna Rudas

V B Sergienko

Russian Cardiology Research-and-Production Complex, Russian Agency for Medical Technologies, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation

Russian Cardiology Research-and-Production Complex, Russian Agency for Medical Technologies, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation

E V Panchkovsky

Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation

Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation

V A Manukova

Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation

Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation

M S Rudas

Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation

Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Department for Presidential Affairs of the Russian Federation

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