Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are broadly defined as diseases or injuries of the joints, bones, muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, supporting soft tissues, cartilage, and spinal …
AM Sammartino, R Falco, A Drera, F Dondi… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Inflammation characterizes all stages of atherothrombosis and provides a critical pathophysiological link between plaque formation and its acute rupture, leading to coronary …
Background Bone–cartilage interactions have been implicated in causing osteoarthritis (OA). Purpose To use [18F]‐NaF PET‐MRI to 1) develop automatic image processing code …
A Alavi, TJ Werner, W Raynor… - American Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Applications of various positron emission tomography (PET) tracers for assessing atherosclerosis have been evolving over the years. 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET …
X Wan, X Wang, R Pang, C Xu, W Shi… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Osteoarthritis has the characteristics of degenerative changes in articular cartilage and secondary osteoporosis, and it is a common chronic irreversible joint disease …
Atherosclerosis (AS) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the aging population worldwide. It is estimated that 10 million people succumb to complications of AS plaques …
This study characterized the distribution of [18F]‐sodium fluoride (NaF) uptake and blood flow in the femur and acetabulum in hip osteoarthritis (OA) patients to find associations …
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains one of the most difficult diagnostic challenges frequently encountered by clinicians. It is defined as fever of 38.3 C (101 F) or higher for at …
The bone-seeking properties of 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF) were first described in 1962 by Blau and colleagues, 1 who used this positron-emitting radiotracer in skeletal scintigraphy …