Assessing the feasibility of NaF or FDG as PET probes to evaluate atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Conclusions: Our findings indicate that global assessment with NaF-PET/CT is a powerful imaging technique in detecting and quantifying molecular calcification in the abdominal aorta. FDG TBRmean did not show a significant difference between the two groups indicating the low sensitivity of FDG PET in detecting and characterizing atherosclerotic plaques. Further studies are needed to confirm the potential role of NaF to diagnose, monitor and assess the treatment response in patients at high risk for atherosclerosis.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 20, 2019 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Mehdizadeh Seraj, S., Raynor, W., Rojulpote, C., Zirakchian Zadeh, M., Arani, L., Werner, T., Hoilund-Carlsen, P. F., Baker, J., Alavi, A., Hunt, S. Tags: Cardiovascular Clinical Science Posters Source Type: research