¹⁸F-NaF Uptake by Atherosclerotic Plaque on PET/CT Imaging: Inverse Correlation Between Calcification Density and Mineral Metabolic Activity.

Unlabelled: Several studies have highlighted the role of vascular (18)F-NaF uptake as a marker of ongoing calcium deposition. However, accumulation of (18)F-NaF is often inconsistent with localization of arterial plaque. Calcification activity and thus (18)F-NaF uptake might prevail in the earlier plaque stages.

Giant cell arteritis: a systematic review of the qualitative and semiquantitative methods to assess vasculitis with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis affecting medium and large vessels. It shows a close clinical association with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a musculoskeletal inflammatory disorder, which is clinically characterized by girdles pain and stiffness. 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is an effective tool for the diagnosis, grading, and follow-up of patients affected by GCA involving the aorta and its proximal branches, but the lack of a standardized method for the assessment of vascular inflammation remains a critical issue, potentially leading to misclassification.

Prognostic value of ¹⁸F-DOPA PET/CT at the time of recurrence in patients affected by neuroblastoma.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between (123)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan semi-quantification and a new (18)F-DOPA positron emission tomography (PET)/CT score in patients with suspected or documented neuroblastoma (NB) relapse and to assess the association between these two parameters and progression-free survival (PFS)/overall survival (OS).

Methods: We analysed 24 NB patients who had undergone (123)I-MIBG and (18)F-DOPA PET/CT scans at the time of suspected relapse, after applying a proper scoring system for each scan. In time-to-event analyses, the score distributions were regarded as continuous and were categorized in tertiles and medians.

Divergent determinants of 18F-NaF uptake and visible calcium deposition in large arteries: relationship with Framingham risk score.

To compare regional vascular distribution and biological determinants of visible calcium load, as assessed by computed tomography, as well as of molecular calcium deposition as assessed by (18)F-NaF positron emission tomography. Eighty oncologic patients undergoing (18)F-NaF PET/CT scan were included in the study. Cardiovascular-risk stratification was performed according to a simplified version of the Framingham model [including age, diabetes, smoking, systolic blood pressure and body mass index (BMI)].

Bone and lymph node metastases from neuroblastoma detected by 18F-DOPA-PET/CT and confirmed by posttherapy 131I-MIBG but negative on diagnostic 123I-MIBG scan.

We report the case of a 6-year-old child with stage 4 neuroblastoma, previously treated with chemotherapy, which relapsed in the right mandibular branch, right submandibular lymph nodes, and bone marrow. These sites of recurrence were detected on diagnostic (123)I-MIBG and confirmed by (18)F-DOPA-PET/CT, which revealed the following 2 additional sites of disease: in the skull base and the left supraclavicular lymph nodes. The patient was scheduled for radioiodine therapy and received a total dose of 7400 MBq (200 mCi) of (131)I-MIBG.