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Inverse relation between arterial wall uptake of NaF and CT-visible calcification in the infrarenal aorta. High NaF uptake in aortic lesion without CT-calcification (Hot spots = HS) and decreasing NaF uptake with increasing density of CT-calcifications until same low NaF uptake in high density plaques (Heavy plaques = HP) than in controls (reproduced by permission from reference 24)
