Furthermore, there was a weak but highly significant correlation between 18 F-FDG uptake and cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension, smoking, hyperlipidemia, being overweight, type II diabetes, and a family history of coronary artery disease (CAD) [ 22 ].
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68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT for the detection of inflammation of large arteries: correlation with18F-FDG, calcium burden and risk factors.
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However, this difference did not reach statistical significance except for the left iliac artery (Figure 5 ).