Background Microcalcifications cannot be identified with the present resolution of CT;
however, 18 F-sodium fluoride (18 F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has …

Background Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT)
using 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) to detect microcalcification provides the opportunity to …

The complex biology of atherosclerosis has been approached by functional imaging from
multiple directions, each exploring the specific and distinctive etiopathogenetic mechanisms …

Background This study aimed to determine if delayed sodium 18 F-fluoride (Na 18 F)
PET/CT imaging improves quantification of vascular calcification metabolism. Blood-pool …

Background Uptake of 18 F-sodium fluoride (18 F-NaF) on positron emission tomography
(PET) reflects active calcification. Application of this technique in the early phase of aortic …

Background Positron emission tomography (PET) using 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-fluoride)
to detect microcalcification may provide insight into disease activity in coronary …

Purpose How coronary arterial 18 F-sodium fluoride (18 F-NaF) uptake on positron emission
tomography changes over the long term and what clinical factors impact the changes remain …

Background The aim of this study was to correlate linear 18 F-sodium fluoride accumulation
in the femoral arteries as a measure of diffuse mineral deposition in medial elastocalcinosis …

The aim of this study was to examine the degree and prevalence of regional (aorta) and
global (cardiac) fluorine-18-sodium fluoride ((18) F-NaF) uptake by positron emission …

68 Objectives Inflamed thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) with calcification spots is the most
common type of suspected vulnerable plaque. 18F-FDG is the most widely available and …