Research Article

[18F]FDG Uptake in the Aortic Wall Smooth Muscle of Atherosclerotic Plaques in the Simian Atherosclerosis Model

Figure 3

PET images of [18F]FDG uptake in the simian model of arteriosclerosis. Sagittal (a–e) and coronal (f–j) images are shown. Corresponding sections (k–o) are from the dashed box regions of (f–j), respectively. Images are from control animals (a, f, k), animals fed a high-cholesterol diet for 7 (b, g, l) and 12 (c, h, m) months as the “Early” phase and for 18 (d, i, n) and 24 months (e, j, o) as the “Late” phase. White arrowheads indicate the thoracic aorta.