title: ¹⁸F-fluoride PET/computed tomography imaging.
abstract: In view of the increasing number of cyclotrons and PET/CT systems, 18F-fluoride PET/CT imaging should be considered for the assessment of bone abnormality in clinical practice, not only in patients with cancer but also in benign scenarios. Accumulated data on the use of 18F-fluoride indicate that this modality is highly sensitive for the detection of skeletal lesions, allowing assessment of pathophysiologic processes in normal and abnormal bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 6 Weizman Street, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel. Electronic address: evensap@tlvmc.gov.il.
authors.forename: Einat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Even-Sapir
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005459:Fluorides; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D005459:Fluorides
keywords: (18)F-fluoride; Bone imaging; Computed tomography; PET/CT