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Abstract #0324

Simultaneous PET/MR of Atherosclerotic Plaques in Peripheral Artery Disease: Preliminary Results

MAGNA25Isabel Dregely1, Stephan G. Nekolla1, Carl Ganter2, Tobias Koppara3, Hua-Lei Zhang1, Sylvia Schachoff1, Anna Winter1, Marijana Dzijan-Horn3, Markus Schwaiger1, Tareq Ibrahim3

1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Mnchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany; 2Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Mnchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany; 3Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Mnchen, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Non-invasive imaging techniques have the potential to identify high risk patients in atherosclerotic disease. In this study we demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous PET/MR in peripheral artery disease (PAD) to improve characterization of atherosclerotic plaques.

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