18F-Fluoride Imaging: Normal Variants and Artifacts

Xu, Guofan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23577-2_2

Guofan Xu⁷

Part of the book series: Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging ((PET/CT))

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Sodium fluoride labeled with fluorine 18 (sodium fluoride F18 [¹⁸F-NaF]) is a bone seeking positron-emitting radiopharmaceutical tracer. ¹⁸F-NaF PET/CT provides great sensitivity and specificity in the detection of bone metastases. Uptake of ¹⁸F sodium fluoride reflects blood flow and bony remodeling. When combining with the CT component of the PET/CT, it allows better morphologic characterization of the functional findings and achieves more accurate differentiation with improved specificity.

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28 October 2020
Correction to: K. Kairemo, H. A. Macapinlac (eds.), Sodium Fluoride PET/CT in Clinical Use, Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23577-2_2

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Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Kalevi Kairemo
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Homer A. Macapinlac

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Xu, G. (2020). ¹⁸F-Fluoride Imaging: Normal Variants and Artifacts. In: Kairemo, K., Macapinlac, H.A. (eds) Sodium Fluoride PET/CT in Clinical Use. Clinicians’ Guides to Radionuclide Hybrid Imaging(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23577-2_2

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23577-2_2
Published: 05 November 2019
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
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