Figure 2.

Sagittal uptake of ¹⁸F-FDG in the abdominal aorta of rats on a normal diet and a high-fat diet at 16 and 24 weeks. Normal diet group at weeks (Aa) 16 and (Ab) 24. High-fat diet group at weeks (Ba) 16 and (Bb) 24. The arrows indicate the sagittal plane of the abdominal aorta. Comparison of average SUVs of abdominal aortic uptake of ¹⁸F-FDG at weeks (Ca) 16 and (Cb) 24 in the normal diet group and the high-fat diet group. ^*P<0.05 vs. the control group. (Cc) Comparison of mean SUVs of abdominal aortic uptake of ¹⁸F-FDG at 16 and 24 weeks in the high-fat diet group. ^*P<0.05 vs. the 16-week high-fat diet group. ¹⁸F-FDG, ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose; SUV, standardized uptake value.