Vascular uptake on 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography: precursor of vascular calcification?

Annemarie M. den Harder; Jelmer M. Wolterink; Jonas W. Bartstra; Wilko Spiering; Sabine R. Zwakenberg; Joline W.J. Beulens; Riemer H. J. A. Slart; Gert Luurtsema; Willem P.Th.M. Mali; Pim A. de Jong

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-020-02031-5

doi.org/10.1007/s12350-020-02031-5

Vascular uptake on 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography: precursor of vascular calcification?

Annemarie M. den Harder

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Jelmer M. Wolterink

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..., Pim A. de Jong

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Journal of Nuclear Cardiology2.40

Volume: 28, Issue: 5, Pages: 2244 - 2254

Published: Jan 23, 2020

Abstract

Microcalcifications cannot be identified with the present resolution of CT; however, 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has been proposed for non-invasive identification of microcalcification. The primary objective of this study was to assess whether 18F-NaF activity can assess the presence and predict the progression of CT detectable vascular calcification.The data of two longitudinal studies in which...