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. 2020 Oct 27;9(11):3448. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113448

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Whole-body 18F-FDG/18F-NaF-PET/CT to assess subclinical arterial inflammation and active mineral deposition. Skin/arterial inflammation quantified as 18F-FDG SUVmax. Active mineral deposition quantified as 18F-NaF SUVmax. SUVmax was determined by manually drawing an individual ROI 1cm³ around the most fixed arterial segment. TBRmax in vascular system obtained by dividing artery SUVmax by vena cava (blood pool) SUVmax. SUVmax measured from ascending to abdominal aorta as mean total aorta (meanTBR) in addition to neck, axillary fold and lumbar skin regions.