Clinical utility of 18F-fluoride PET/CT in benign and malignant bone diseases

  • Yuxin Li
  • , Christiaan Schiepers
  • , Ralph Lake
  • , Simin Dadparvar
  • , Gholam R. Berenji

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Abstract

18F labeled sodium fluoride is a positron-emitting, bone seeking agent with more favorable skeletal kinetics than conventional phosphate and diphosphonate compounds. With the expanding clinical usage of PET/CT, there is renewed interest in using 18F-fluoride PET/CT for imaging bone diseases. Growing evidence indicates that 18F fluoride PET/CT offers increased sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy in evaluating metastatic bone disease compared to 99mTc based bone scintigraphy. National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) has expanded coverage for 18F sodium fluoride PET scans since February 2011 for the evaluation of osseous metastatic disease. In this article, we reviewed the pharmacological characteristics of sodium fluoride, as well as the clinical utility of PET/CT using 18F-fluoride in both benign and malignant bone disorders.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)128-139
Number of pages12
JournalBone
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Physiology
  • Histology

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