Application of [18F]FLT-PET in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a clinical study in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients and unaffected bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 mutation carriers
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by vascular cell proliferation leading to pulmonary vascular remodelling and ultimately right heart failure. Previous data indicated that 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F]-fluorothymidine ( 18 FLT) positron emission tomography (PET)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-06-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Circulation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20458940211028017 |