Table 4 Aortic uptake of ¹⁸F-FMCH and ¹⁸F-FDG in ex vivo autoradiography

Adventitia

140 ± 9.1

160 ± 12

100 ± 8.4^a

210 ± 39

130 ± 12

Wall

76 ± 5.8

89 ± 6.8

69 ± 7.5

160 ± 18

140 ± 12

Plaque

190 ± 11

240 ± 20^a

NA

320 ± 30

290 ± 20

Plaque-to-wall ratio

2.5 ± 0.10

2.6 ± 0.085

NA

2.1 ±0.16

2.1 ± 0.16

Plaque vs. wall p value

<0.001

<0.001

NA

0.0023

<0.001

Plaque vs. adventitia p value

0.018

0.022

NA

0.061

<0.001