New imaging technique enhances monitoring of atherosclerosis progression
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Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) Aug 13 2025 Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have shown that 18 FDG-PET, an imaging technique widely used to study other conditions, can also be used to monitor atherosclerosis by measuring cellular metabolism within arterial plaques. The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine , could improve the clinical management of this disease and accelerate the development of
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