The Emerging Role of NaF-PET/CT in Detecting Vascular Microcalcification in the Pathogenesis of Neurological Dysfunction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Teichner, E.M.; Subtirelu, R.C.; Ashok, A.B.; Su, Y.; Anderson, V.A.; Writer, M.; Al-Daoud, O.; Ismoilov, M.; Raynor, W.Y.; Werner, T.J.; et al. The Emerging Role of NaF-PET/CT in Detecting Vascular Microcalcification in the Pathogenesis of Neurological Dysfunction. J. Vasc. Dis. 2023, 2, 310-316. https://doi.org/10.3390/jvd2030023
Teichner EM, Subtirelu RC, Ashok AB, Su Y, Anderson VA, Writer M, Al-Daoud O, Ismoilov M, Raynor WY, Werner TJ, et al. The Emerging Role of NaF-PET/CT in Detecting Vascular Microcalcification in the Pathogenesis of Neurological Dysfunction. Journal of Vascular Diseases. 2023; 2(3):310-316. https://doi.org/10.3390/jvd2030023
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeichner, Eric M., Robert C. Subtirelu, Arjun B. Ashok, Yvonne Su, Victoria A. Anderson, Milo Writer, Omar Al-Daoud, Miraziz Ismoilov, William Y. Raynor, Thomas J. Werner, and et al. 2023. "The Emerging Role of NaF-PET/CT in Detecting Vascular Microcalcification in the Pathogenesis of Neurological Dysfunction" Journal of Vascular Diseases 2, no. 3: 310-316. https://doi.org/10.3390/jvd2030023
APA StyleTeichner, E. M., Subtirelu, R. C., Ashok, A. B., Su, Y., Anderson, V. A., Writer, M., Al-Daoud, O., Ismoilov, M., Raynor, W. Y., Werner, T. J., Høilund-Carlsen, P. F., Alavi, A., & Revheim, M. -E. (2023). The Emerging Role of NaF-PET/CT in Detecting Vascular Microcalcification in the Pathogenesis of Neurological Dysfunction. Journal of Vascular Diseases, 2(3), 310-316. https://doi.org/10.3390/jvd2030023