State of the art imaging of osteoporosis

M Chen, M Gerges, WY Raynor, PSU Park… - Seminars in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Osteoporosis is a common disease, particularly prevalent in geriatric populations, which
causes significant worldwide morbidity due to increased bone fragility and fracture risk …

18F-Sodium Fluoride PET as a Diagnostic Modality for Metabolic, Autoimmune, and Osteogenic Bone Disorders: Cellular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

PSU Park, WY Raynor, Y Sun, TJ Werner… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In a healthy body, homeostatic actions of osteoclasts and osteoblasts maintain the integrity
of the skeletal system. When cellular activities of osteoclasts and osteoblasts become …

Imaging in inflammatory arthritis: progress towards precision medicine

I Minopoulou, A Kleyer, M Yalcin-Mutlu… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Imaging techniques such as ultrasonography and MRI have gained ground in the diagnosis
and management of inflammatory arthritis, as these imaging modalities allow a sensitive …

What Role Does PET/MRI Play in Musculoskeletal Disorders?

T Telli, M Desaulniers, T Pyka, F Caobelli… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2023 - Elsevier
Musculoskeletal disorders of nononcological origin are one of the most frequent reasons for
consultation. Patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders also consult more than once …

Emerging role of 18F-NaF PET/computed tomographic imaging in osteoporosis: a potential upgrade to the osteoporosis toolbox

AJ Sheppard, SS Paravastu, NM Wojnowski… - PET …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder, with an estimated prevalence of
13.1% to 27.1% of women and 3.3% to 5.7% of men over the age of 50 affected. 1, 2 As a …

Total-body PET imaging of musculoskeletal disorders

AJ Chaudhari, WY Raynor, A Gholamrezanezhad… - PET clinics, 2021 - pet.theclinics.com
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are broadly defined as diseases or injuries of the joints,
bones, muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, supporting soft tissues, cartilage, and spinal …

The Utility of 18F-NaF-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Measuring the Metabolic Activity of the Aging Spine: Implications for Osteoporosis

PSU Park, DA Resto, N Khurana, WY Raynor… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Cross-sectional; observational. Objectives. To determine whether sodium
fluoride (NaF) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can be used …

Comparison of 18F-sodium fluoride uptake in the whole bone, pelvis, and femoral neck of multiple myeloma patients before and after high-dose therapy and …

M Zirakchian Zadeh, B Østergaard, WY Raynor… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Aim To compare the effects of high-dose therapy (HDT consisting of high-dose
chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation) and conventional-dose …

Positron emission tomography: a horse in the musculoskeletal imaging race

M Spriet - American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Positron emission tomography (PET) has established itself as a pertinent tool in equine
musculoskeletal imaging in the last few years. With the ability to provide functional …

Spatial Atlas for Mapping Vascular Microcalcification Using 18F-NaF PET/CT: Application in Hyperphosphatemic Familial Tumoral Calcinosis

AJ Sheppard, EH Theng, SS Paravastu… - … and Vascular Biology, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification causes significant morbidity and occurs frequently in
diseases of calcium/phosphate imbalance. Radiolabeled sodium fluoride positron emission …