Carotid artery molecular calcification assessed by [18F]fluoride PET/CT: correlation with cardiovascular and thromboembolic risk factors

• Published in: European radiology Vol. 31; no. 10; pp. 8050 - 8059
• Main Authors: Castro, Simon A., Muser, Daniele, Lee, Hwan, Hancin, Emily C., Borja, Austin J., Acosta, Oswaldo, Werner, Thomas J., Thomassen, Anders, Constantinescu, Caius, Høilund-Carlsen, Poul Flemming, Alavi, Abass
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; Calcification; Calcification (ectopic); Cardiovascular diseases; Carotid arteries; Carotid artery; Clinical trials; Computed tomography; Correlation; Diagnostic Radiology; Fluoridation; Fluorides; Fluorine isotopes; Health risks; Hypertension; Imaging; Internal Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mineralization; Neuroradiology; Nuclear Medicine; Patients; Physical activity; Positron emission; Radiology; Regression analysis; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Sodium; Sodium fluoride; Thromboembolism; Tomography; Ultrasound; Variance analysis; Sodium fluoride; Cardiovascular diseases; Positron emission tomography; Common carotid artery; Atherosclerosis

Objectives There is growing evidence that sodium fluoride ([ 18 F]fluoride) PET/CT can detect active arterial calcifications at the molecular stage. We investigated the relationship between arterial mineralization in the left common carotid artery (LCC) assessed by [ 18 F]fluoride PET/CT and cardiov...