Toshiro Kitagawa1, Hideya Yamamoto2, Shinya Toshimitsu3, Ko Sasaki3, Atsuhiro Senoo2, Yumiko Kubo2, Fuminari Tatsugami4, Kazuo Awai4, Yutaka Hirokawa3, Yasuki Kihara2. 1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: toshirok@hiroshima-u.ac.jp. 2. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan. 3. Hiroshima Heiwa Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan. 4. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We aimed at evaluating the relation of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) to coronary atherosclerosis detected and assessed by computed tomography (CT). METHODS: Thirty-two patients with one or more coronary atherosclerotic lesions detected on cardiac CT underwent 18F-NaF PET/CT. Each coronary atherosclerotic lesion was evaluated on CT angiography for plaque types (calcified plaque [CP], non-calcified plaque [NCP], partially calcified plaque [PCP]), and the presence of CT-based high-risk features (minimum CT density <30 Hounsfield units and vascular remodeling index >1.1). Focal 18F-NaF uptake of each lesion was quantified using maximum tissue-to-background ratio (TBRmax). RESULTS: A total of 111 lesions were studied. In a patient-based analysis, logarithmically transformed coronary calcium score correlated positively with maximum TBRmax per patient, and 15 patients with myocardial infarction or unstable angina history showed a higher maximum TBRmax per patient than those without (1.36 ± 0.15 versus 1.15 ± 0.15, p = 0.0006). In a lesion-based analysis, PCP showed a higher TBRmax than CP and NCP (1.17 ± 0.19 versus 1.00 ± 0.24 and 0.92 ± 0.18, respectively, p < 0.0001), and the lesions with high-risk features had a higher TBRmax than those without (1.20 ± 0.21 versus 1.02 ± 0.20, p = 0.0011). CONCLUSIONS: Coronary arterial 18F-NaF uptake is related to total plaque burden, coronary event history, and specific features of coronary atherosclerosis based on CT analysis. 18F-NaF PET/CT, in combination with cardiac CT, may provide a new molecular imaging approach to identify high-risk patients and coronary atherosclerotic lesions.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We aimed at evaluating the relation of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) to coronary atherosclerosis detected and assessed by computed tomography (CT). METHODS: Thirty-two patients with one or more coronary atherosclerotic lesions detected on cardiac CT underwent 18F-NaF PET/CT. Each coronary atherosclerotic lesion was evaluated on CT angiography for plaque types (calcified plaque [CP], non-calcified plaque [NCP], partially calcified plaque [PCP]), and the presence of CT-based high-risk features (minimum CT density <30 Hounsfield units and vascular remodeling index >1.1). Focal 18F-NaF uptake of each lesion was quantified using maximum tissue-to-background ratio (TBRmax). RESULTS: A total of 111 lesions were studied. In a patient-based analysis, logarithmically transformed coronary calcium score correlated positively with maximum TBRmax per patient, and 15 patients with myocardial infarction or unstable angina history showed a higher maximum TBRmax per patient than those without (1.36 ± 0.15 versus 1.15 ± 0.15, p = 0.0006). In a lesion-based analysis, PCP showed a higher TBRmax than CP and NCP (1.17 ± 0.19 versus 1.00 ± 0.24 and 0.92 ± 0.18, respectively, p < 0.0001), and the lesions with high-risk features had a higher TBRmax than those without (1.20 ± 0.21 versus 1.02 ± 0.20, p = 0.0011). CONCLUSIONS: Coronary arterial 18F-NaF uptake is related to total plaque burden, coronary event history, and specific features of coronary atherosclerosis based on CT analysis. 18F-NaF PET/CT, in combination with cardiac CT, may provide a new molecular imaging approach to identify high-risk patients and coronary atherosclerotic lesions.
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