Arteriosclerosis is a chronic disease and is related to infectious contributing
factors. A hybrid SPECT/CT system may provide subclinical information of
atherosclerosis noninvasively. The combined diagnosis of coronary artery calcification
and myocardial perfusion imaging can be effectively used for the patients’ monitoring
and aggressive risk factor modification as well as optimal medical therapy. FDG
PET/CT was employed to evaluate the inflammation of the vessels. This article aims at
providing an updated overview about diagnosis of atherosclerosis by nuclear
cardiology technique.
Keywords: Atherosclerosis, FDG, PET, SPECT/CT.
