Aortic Uptake of 18 F-NaF and 18 F-FDG and Calcification Predict the Development of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Is Attenuated by Drug Therapy

• DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.124.321110
• Publication Date: 2024-07-25T09:01:10Z
• Authors: Takehiro Nakahara; Raita Miyazawa; Yu Iwabuchi; Kai Tonda; Nupoor Narula; H. William Strauss; Jagat Narula; Masahiro Jinzaki
• Keywords: Male; Fluorine Radioisotopes; Time Factors; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Disease Models, Animal; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Predictive Value of Tests; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Disease Progression; Animals; Sodium Fluoride; Aorta, Abdominal; Radiopharmaceuticals; Vascular Calcification; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal

Abdominal aortic aneurysms expand over time and increase the risk of fatal ruptures. To predict expansion, isolated assessment