Coronary ¹⁸F-Fluoride Uptake and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification.

ABSTRACT: Background Positron emission tomography (PET) using ¹⁸F-sodium fluoride (¹⁸F-fluoride) to detect microcalcification may provide insight into disease activity in coronary atherosclerosis. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between ¹⁸F-fluoride uptake and progression of coronary calcification in patients with clinically stable coronary artery disease. Methods Patients with established multivessel coronary atherosclerosis underwent ¹⁸F-fluoride PET-computed tomography angiography and computed tomography calcium scoring, with repeat computed tomography angiography and calcium scoring at one year. Coronary PET uptake was analyzed qualitatively and semiquantitatively in diseased vessels by measuring maximum tissue-to-background ratio. Cor

SUBMITTER: Doris MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7771641 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature