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