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Figure 2 Effects of simvastatin on 18
FDG uptake in atherosclerotic plaque inflammation. Representative 18
FDG-PET images at baseline and after 3 months of treatment (post-treatment) with dietary management alone (diet) or simvastatin. (Top)
Dietary management alone had no effect on 18
FDG uptakes (arrows)
in the aortic arch and the carotid arteries. (Middle)
18
F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptakes were attenuated by simvastatin treatment. (Bottom)
The co-registered images of 18
FDG-PET and CT clearly show that the plaque 18
FDG uptakes (arrowheads)
disappeared after 3-month treatment with simvastatin. Abbreviations as in Figure 1
.
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