Application progress of 18F-NaF in identifying calcified plaque in atherosclerosis

VernacularTitle:18F-NaF在识别动脉粥样硬化钙化斑块中的应用进展
Author: Yifan HAN ¹ ; Enci DING ; Dongyan LU ; Jie SHEN
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1. 天津医科大学一中心临床学院，天津　300192
Keywords: Plaque, atherosclerotic; Sodium fluoride; Positron-emission tomography; Tomography, X-ray computed; Trends
From: Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024;44(11):701-704
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Atheriosclerosis mainly occurs in middle-aged and elderly people, as well as in obese individuals. It is closely associated with the occurrence and progression of coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke, severely affecting human health. 18F-NaF is commonly used for PET/CT imaging and has excellent performance in plaque imaging in atheriosclerosis. It can image the plaque calcification during the early stage, thereby assessing the plaque and making reasonable predictions for the prognosis. This article provides a review of the application of 18F-NaF PET/CT in the imaging of calcified plaques in atheriosclerosis.