Edinburgh, Scotland - Positron-emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images marked with 18 F-sodium fluoride (18 F-NaF) may improve the risk-prediction power of coronary calcium ...

In all patients, previous physical exams and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) had failed to identify a specific source of pain. With 18 F-NaF PET/CT, however, clinicians were able to discover a ...

When assessed together in an artificial intelligence model, coronary 18F-NaF uptake on PET and quantitative coronary plaque characteristics on CT angiography were found to be complementary, strong ...

Interestingly, the 18 F-NaF PET–CT imaging technique also detected a greater number of metastases in patients with a good performance status.