Apr 3, 2020 · Fluorine-18-labeled sodium fluoride (also known as 18F-NaF or sodium fluoride) is a PET radiotracer used primarily for skeletal imaging. Fluorine-18-labeled sodium fluoride is an …

Mar 1, 2020 · Continued development of PET scanners has opened a new era for 18 F-NaF, and given its higher sensitivity, there have been increasing applications in imaging. In this review, …

Fluorine 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) is now used as a useful imaging tool for staging, restaging and evaluation of …

Jun 1, 2021 · 18 F-NaF PET/CT is indicated for diagnostic imaging of bone to define altered osteogenic areas of activity. It provides high-resolution, high-contrast images of the skeletal …

May 7, 2020 · Over the last 10 years, 18 F-sodium fluoride (18 F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) has emerged as a noninvasive quantitative imaging modality capable of …

In this review, we explore the molecular and cellular basis of 18 F-NaF-PET for detecting site-specific bone turnover and examine the recent application of 18 F-NaF-PET as a diagnostic …

18F-fluoride is a highly sensitive bone-seeking PET tracer used for detection of skeletal abnormalities (1). The uptake mechanism of 18F-fluoride resembles that of 99mTc-methylene …

The rationale to assess both FDG and NaF was several folds: 1) NaF is one of the most sensitive modalities to assess osteobloastic metastases, however, its sensitivity in osteolytic metastasis …

Dec 1, 2016 · We describe the role of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) PET/CT bone scanning in the staging of breast and prostate cancer. 18F-NaF PET was initially utilized as a bone …

Jun 17, 2021 · 18 F-sodium fluoride (18 F-NaF)-positron emission tomography (PET) is an emerging imaging modality with the potential for early diagnosis and monitoring of bone …