PET-Based Imaging with 18F-FDG and 18F-NaF to Assess Inflammation and Microcalcification in Atherosclerosis and Other Vascular and Thrombotic Disorders

WY Raynor, PSU Park, AJ Borja, Y Sun, TJ Werner… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
represents a method of detecting and characterizing arterial wall inflammation, with potential …

[HTML][HTML] Critical review of PET imaging for detection and characterization of the atherosclerotic plaques with emphasis on limitations of FDG-PET compared to NaF …

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 …

Assessing coronary artery and aortic calcification in patients with prostate cancer using 18F-Sodium Fluoride PET/computed tomography

WY Raynor, AJ Borja, V Zhang, E Kothekar, HC Lau… - PET clinics, 2022 - pet.theclinics.com
Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease characterized by the accumulation of lipid-
derived inflammatory lesions on the inner arterial lumen. Cytokines produced by damaged …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning convolutional neural network (DLCNN): unleashing the potential of 18F-FDG PET/CT in lymphoma

K Li, R Zhang, W Cai - American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This perspective briefly reviewed the applications of 18 F-FDG PET/CT in the clinical
management of lymphoma and the need for lesion segmentation in those applications. It …

A spotlight on the aged pulmonary artery

D Horvat, L Agoston-Coldea - Advances in clinical …, 2024 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The ever-increasing life expectancy of the global population introduces a critical perspective
on the impact of aging as an immutable cardiovascular risk factor, particularly manifesting in …

Non-18F-FDG/18F-NaF Radiotracers Proposed for the Diagnosis and Management of Diseases of the Heart and Vasculature

EC Hancin, WY Raynor, AJ Borja, TJ Werner… - PET clinics, 2021 - pet.theclinics.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) encompasses a myriad of pathologic developments in the
heart and peripheral vasculature. 1 These pathologies collectively represent the leading …

[PDF][PDF] Atherosclerosis Assessment by Total-Body PET/CT

PF Høilund-Carlsen, R Piri… - Journal of 21st …, 2021 - portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk
Atherosclerosis is mostly assessed by invasive angiography and/or noninvasive multislice
CT, while MRI has been applied to characterize vulnerable coronary plaques, considered …