Table 2 Analysis of imaging results of tracer uptake in atherosclerotic lesions

Lu [9]

lesion-based analysis:

number 88%,TBR 1.9

patient-based analysis

TBR 1.85 ± 0.20

lesion-based analysis:

number 48%,TBR 1.63 ± 0.29

patient-based analysis

TBR 1.42 ± 0.19

Lawal [10]

NR

early aorta: TBR 1.76 ± 0.3

late aorta: TBR 2.76 ± 0.52

early carotid artery: TBR 1.51 ± 0.38

late carotid artery: TBR 2.38 ± 0.66

Kircher [11]

lesion-based analysis:

TBR 1.8 ± 0.5

patient-based analysis

number 4(0–13), TBR 1.8 ± 0.30

lesion-based analysis:

TBR 1.4 ± 0.4

patient-based analysis

number 1(0–10), TBR 1.4 ± 0.30

Li [12]

group 1: TBRmax 1.29 ± 0.21

group 2: TBRmax 1.57 ± 0.27

group 3: TBRmax 1.64 ± 0.37

group 4: TBRmax 1.55 ± 0.26

NR

Li [13]

descending aorta: number 225, TBRmax 1.9 ± 0.4

abdominal aorta: number 168, TBRmax 1.9 ± 0.4

aortic arch: number 83, TBRmax 1.8 ± 0.2

common carotid artery: number 74, TBRmax 1.7 ± 0.3

ascending aorta: number 61, TBRmax 1.7 ± 0.2

NR

Weiberg [14]

right common carotid artery: number 49, TBR 1.7 ± 0.4

left common carotid artery: number 55, TBR 1.6 ± 0.4

thoracic aorta: number 339, TBR 1.9 ± 0.4

abdominal aorta: number 369, TBR 2.1 ± 0.6

right iliac artery: number 115, TBR 1.9 ± 0.4

left iliac artery: number 115, TBR 2.0 ± 0.5

right femoral artery: number 180, TBR 1.9 ± 0.5

left femoral artery: number 189, TBR 2.1 ± 0.6

NR