Based on the utility of cardiac scans with SPECT bone-avid radiotracers, there has been interest in 18 F-NaF, a PET bone radiotracer, for imaging cardiac amyloidosis. 118, 119 Early reports, however, ...

18 F-NaF for Noninvasive Characterization of Coronary Plaques. NaF binds to areas of microcalcification and macrocalcification within the necrotic core of vascular plaques (row A).

Efforts to enhance risk stratification in patients with coronary artery disease have driven the pursuit of early detection of rupture-prone plaques—before destabilization and the onset of ...