Finding Calcium in Noncalcified Lesions: ¹⁸F-Fluoride Offers Insights into Atheroma Evolution

J Nucl Med. 2015 Jul;56(7):974-5. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.158329. Epub 2015 May 21.

Authors

H William Strauss¹, Jagat Narula², Takehiro Nakahara²

Affiliations

¹ Molecular Imaging and Therapy Section, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; and Cardiology Section, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York straussh@mskcc.org.
² Cardiology Section, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, New York, New York.

PMID: 25999433
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.158329

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MeSH terms

Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Fluorine Radioisotopes / chemistry*
Humans
Male
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / diagnostic imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

Fluorine Radioisotopes