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Quantitative [18F]-Naf-PET-MRI Analysis for the Evaluation of Dynamic Bone Turnover in a Patient with Facetogenic Low Back Pain
Published on: August 8, 2019
(18)F NaF PET/CT Versus Conventional Bone Scanning in the Assessment of Benign Bone Disease
1Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Spitalstrasse, 6000 Lucerne 16, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Nuclear physicians in many centers nowadays have the choice of using different nuclear bone-imaging modalities. (18)F-labeled sodium fluoride (NaF) PET with computed tomography (PET/CT) is a promising tool for the evaluation of benign bone disease. The indications for NaF PET/CT in clinical practice are probably the same as those established for (99m)Tc-labeled methylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT. At present only preliminary data, often with a limited number of patients and lacking comparison with (99m)Tc-MDP SPECT/CT, are available. This article reviews the available literature and summarizes the authors' experience with NaF PET/CT in benign bone disease.
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