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Shining dead bone—cause for cautious interpretation of [(18)F]NaF PET scans

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: [(18)F]Fluoride ([(18)F]NaF) PET scan is frequently used for estimation of bone healing rate and extent in cases of bone allografting and fracture healing. Some authors claim that [(18)F]NaF uptake is a measure of osteoblastic activity, calcium metabolism, or bone turnover. B...

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Autores principales: Bernhardsson, Magnus, Sandberg, Olof, Ressner, Marcus, Koziorowski, Jacek, Malmquist, Jonas, Aspenberg, Per
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5810820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28914114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1372097