Increased metabolic activity highlighted by positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the wall of the dissected ascending aorta in a patient with Horton disease.
BRULS, Samuel ✱; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Courtois, Audrey ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique
Namur, Gauthier
Smeets, Jean-Pierre
Nusgens, Betty ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
Michel, Jean-Baptiste
Defraigne, Jean-Olivier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique
Sakalihasan, Natzi ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.
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English
Title :
Increased metabolic activity highlighted by positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the wall of the dissected ascending aorta in a patient with Horton disease.
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