Clinical Relevance of 18F-Sodium Fluoride Positron-Emission Tomography in Noninvasive Identification of High-Risk Plaque in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease [Coronary Artery Disease]

Conclusions— This study’s results suggest that 18F-NaF positron-emission tomography can be a useful noninvasive diagnostic tool to identify and localize plaque with high-risk characteristics. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02388412.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - November 13, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Lee, J. M., Bang, J.-I., Koo, B.-K., Hwang, D., Park, J., Zhang, J., Yaliang, T., Suh, M., Paeng, J. C., Shiono, Y., Kubo, T., Akasaka, T. Tags: Computerized Tomography (CT), Imaging, Nuclear Cardiology and PET, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research