Sodium-fluoride PET-CT for the non-invasive evaluation of coronary plaques in symptomatic patients with coronary artery disease: a cross-correlation study with intravascular ultrasound.

Li LiXiang LiYongping JiaJiamao FanHuifeng WangChunyu FanLei WuXincheng SiXinzhong HaoPing WuMin YanRuonan WangGuang HuJianzhong LiuZhifang WuMarcus HackerSijin Li

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)

18F-NaF coronary uptake may provide a molecular insight for the characterization of coronary atherosclerotic lesions. Specific regional uptake is needed to be determined by histology.

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