Table 1 Demographic, clinical and imaging variables of the included patients.
From: The uptake pattern of 18F-sodium fluoride radioligand in brain tissue after cerebral infarction
Age, years | 76 [71–81] |
Female patients, n (%) | 10 (50) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 17 (85) |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 13 (65) |
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 6 (30) |
Previous stroke history, n (%) | 5 (25) |
Osteoporosis, n (%) | 5 (25) |
Initial NIHSS, mean (SD) | 4 [2.5–14.5] |
Infarction size | |
Single lesion within 20 mm | 7 (35) |
Territorial lesion | 11 (55) |
Multiple lesions beyond single vascular territory | 2 (10) |
Time between index stroke and brain MRI, days | 5 [3–9.5] |
Time between index stroke and PET imaging, days | 13.5 [9–20] |
NaF uptake intensity at each organ | |
Infarcted lesions, maximal SUV | 1.50 [0.40–3.10] |
Infarcted lesions, mean SUV | 1.10 [0.35–1.75] |
Pons, mean SUV | 0.25 [0.20–0.30] |
Cerebellum, mean SUV | 0.25 [0.20–0.28] |
Liver, mean SUV | 0.41 [0.39–0.44] |
Spleen, mean SUV | 0.63 [0.55–0.72] |
Lumbar vertebrae, mean SUV | 3.26 [2.79–3.51] |
Proximal internal carotid artery, mean SUV | 1.15 [1.00–1.50] |
