Figure 3From: Anti-inflammatory and morphologic effects of pitavastatin on carotid arteries and thoracic aorta evaluated by integrated backscatter trans-esophageal ultrasound and PET/CT: a prospective randomized comparative study with pravastatin (EPICENTRE study) PET/CT and ultrasound parameters, TBR: target-to-background ratio, IMT: intima-media thickness, cIBS: corrected integrated backscatter, *p < 0.05 vs baseline, † p < 0.05 vs pravastatin. Back to article page