18 F-NaF activity was higher in the 106 patients with coronary atherosclerosis than the control subjects (1.64 maximum tissue-background ratio [TBR] vs 1.23 max TBR; p= 0.003) and correlated with ...

Slomka says that combining 18 F-NaF PET with anatomical imaging provided by CTA offers the potential to enable precision medicine by guiding the use of advanced therapeutic interventions. “Our study ...

June 9, 2011 (San Antonio, Texas) — A positron emission tomography (PET)/computer tomography (CT) scan used with the newly approved F-18 sodium fluoride (18 F-NaF) PET/CT imaging agent was able ...

Increased 18 F-NaF uptake seemed to identify coronary plaques that, although mostly shown to be nonobstructive on coronary angiography, contained high-risk features (increased positive remodelling ...