Evaluation of physiological bone metabolic activity in the spine with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose and 18F-sodium fluoride PET: associations with degenerative risk factors

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Authors

Shiv Patil · Thomas Jefferson University

William Lee · Drexel University

Raj N. Patel · University of Pennsylvania

Alexander Gerlach · University of Pennsylvania

Darshil Patel · Thomas Jefferson University

Rithvik Kata · Thomas Jefferson University

Ondrej Fanta ·

Abstract

18F-FDG and 18F-NaF PET/CT reveal distinct physiological patterns of vertebral molecular activity associated with degenerative risk factors, which may improve screening and prognostic methods for vertebral pathology.

Topics & Keywords

Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Bone and Joint Diseases Bone health and osteoporosis research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nuclear Medicine Communications

DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000002134

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