title: Atlas of sodium fluoride PET bone scans: atlas of NaF PET bone scans.
abstract: Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a bone-seeking positron-emitting tracer with high sensitivity and specificity for detection of osseous lesions, particularly osteolytic lesions. We believe that NaF positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans can provide a more thorough and conclusive evaluation of bone diseases than conventional Technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate bone scans. Understanding both normal and pathologic patterns is important for the evaluation and interpretation of these studies. Thus, an atlas of NaF positron emission tomography/computed tomography bone scans demonstrating benign, pathologic, and malignant osseous lesions as well as extraosseous lesions will be invaluable in the correct interpretation and diagnosis of osseous lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. sindusheth@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sindu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Colletti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
chemical_list: D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate