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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"18F-sodium fluoride"”.
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Imaging microcalcium in thoracic aortic disease
… thoracic aortic atheroma and aneurysm formation. 18F-Sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) identifies microcalcification not identifiable on conventionally computed tomography (CT). The aim of this thesis was to assess the application of 18F-sodium fluoride PET in identifying of …
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Novel positron emission tomography applications for imaging cardiovascular disease activity
… Calcification activity can now be imaged using 18F-sodium-fluoride positron emission tomography and computed tomography which targets microcalcification (diameter <50 μm), providing different information to established macroscopic calcification (minimum diameter 200 to 500 μm) imaged with …
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Novel imaging and blood biomarkers in acute aortic syndrome
… anatomical imaging. Here, we investigate 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) and circulating biomarkers in patients with acute aortic syndrome. METHODS: We performed 18F-sodium fluoride PET/CT in 56 patients with aortic dissection, intramural …
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Improving Attenuation Correction In Hybrid Positron Emission to mography
… evaluated in a simulated study using data from 18F-sodium fluoride PET/CT exams.</p>
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Multimodal Imaging of Inflammation at the Neurovascular Interface in Cerebrovascular Disease
… of positron emission tomography (PET) using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF), measuring inflammation and microcalcification respectively, to identify culprit carotid atheroma in vivo, and establish how these processes influence plaque vulnerability. Furthermore, for …
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Molecular imaging of calcification and inflammation in aortic valve disease and atherosclerosis
… (CT) and molecular processes (PET) in vivo. The 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-fluoride) isotope has shown promise in early cardiovascular studies. The purpose of this thesis was to elucidate the mechanisms of cardiovascular 18Ffluoride uptake and define how 18F-fluoride PET/CT might play a role in the …
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Novel applications of fluorine-18 labelled radiotracers in cardiovascular disease
… disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cardiovascular ¹⁸F-fluoride positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging: a comparison study: Eighteen patients with aortic stenosis or recent myocardial infarction underwent ¹⁸F-fluoride PET/CT followed immediately by PET/MR. Valve and coronary …