Noninvasive imaging in cardiovascular therapy: the promise of coronary arterial ¹⁸F-sodium fluoride uptake as a marker of plaque biology

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012 Sep;10(9):1075-7. doi: 10.1586/erc.12.104.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Atherosclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Atherosclerosis / pathology
  • Atherosclerosis / physiopathology
  • Atherosclerosis / therapy
  • Biological Transport
  • Biomarkers
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy
  • Coronary Vessels / metabolism
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Plaque, Atherosclerotic / etiology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Sodium Fluoride*
  • Vascular Calcification / etiology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sodium Fluoride