18F-sodium fluoride: An emerging tracer to assess active vascular microcalcification
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Identifying active vascular microcalcification by 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography
Vascular calcification is a complex biological process that is a hallmark of atherosclerosis. While macrocalcification confers plaque stability, microcalcification is a key feature of high-risk atheroma and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Positron emission tomography and X-ray computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of atherosclerosis using (18)F-sodium fluoride ((18)F-NaF) h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1071-3581,1532-6551
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02138-9