The role of 18F-NaF PET/CT in metastatic bone disease


ARAZ M., Aras G., KÜÇÜK N. Ö.

JOURNAL OF BONE ONCOLOGY, vol.4, no.3, pp.92-97, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jbo.2015.08.002
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BONE ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.92-97
  • Keywords: 18-NaF PET/CT, Bone metastases, Diagnosis, 99mTc-MDP whole body bone scintigraphy, 18F-FDG PET/CT, Bone oncology, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, F-18-FLUORIDE PET, BREAST-CANCER, LUNG-CANCER, SCINTIGRAPHY, PATIENT, SPECT, CT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the role of 18F-NaF PET/CT and compare it with 99m Tc-MDP whole body bone scintigraphy and 18F-FDG PET/CT in detecting the extent of metastatic bone disease and to present our first experience with 18F-NaF PET/CT in our country.