In a healthy body, homeostatic actions of osteoclasts and osteoblasts maintain the integrity
of the skeletal system. When cellular activities of osteoclasts and osteoblasts become …

Osteoporosis is a common disease, particularly prevalent in geriatric populations, which
causes significant worldwide morbidity due to increased bone fragility and fracture risk …

Purpose Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the axial spine;
however, the quantitative detection of inflammation in AS remains a challenge in clinical …

Abstract 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF) represent emerging
PET tracers used to assess atherosclerosis-related inflammation and molecular calcification …

Bone and joint infections form a major part of musculoskeletal ailments, and the spectrum of
imaging techniques ranges from X-ray, computed tomography (CT) scan, and conventional …

Osteoid osteoma (OO) is the third most prevalent benign bone neoplasm in children.
Although it predominantly affects the diaphysis of long bones, OO can assume an intra …

Abstract Purpose 18 F-NaF PET is valuable for detecting bone metabolism through
osteoblastic activity in the assessment of bone disease. Hawkins, Patlak, and standardised …

Positron emission tomography (PET) has established itself as a pertinent tool in equine
musculoskeletal imaging in the last few years. With the ability to provide functional …

Object Osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor originating from the bones, commonly found in
children and adolescents, especially in rapidly growing bone areas such as the knees and …

PET is an in vivo imaging device that allows the assessment of various functional and
biochemical processes occurring in the living bodies. In medicine, it is widely used for the …