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

Figure 6

Micro-autoradiography. Lower magnification ex vivo micro-ARG image of [¹⁸F]FDG grains in neointima and media from monkeys fed a high-cholesterol diet for 24 months (bar = 400 μm) (N, neointima; M, media) (a). Higher magnification ex vivo micro-ARG image of [¹⁸F]FDG grains in neointima (bar = 100 μm) (b). [¹⁸F]FDG grains and SMCs in neointima: red arrowheads indicate SMCs (bar = 400 μm) (c). [¹⁸F]FDG grains and SMCs in media: red arrowheads indicate SMCs (bar = 400 μm) (d). Measurement of [¹⁸F]FDG grain-positive areas in neointima and media () (e). Measurement of [¹⁸F]FDG grain-positive area in macrophages (MΦ) and SMCs in neointima (f).

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