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Table 1 Uptake as % of injected dose/gram of tissue (% inj.dose/g) and the bone-to-blood ratios of 18F-radioactivity detected ex vivo in different bones at 60 min after [18F]NaF injection

From: [18F]Fluoride uptake in various bone types and soft tissues in rat

Bone

Uptake (% inj.dose/g)

Bone/blood

Tibia head

13 (3)

281 (87)

Mandible

4.2 (2.9)

105 (55)

CJ

6.1 (1.9)

131 (50)

Ilium

3.4 (0.4)

71 (10)

Tibia

4.6 (2.0)

72 (23)

Rib

2.1 (0.4)

45 (7.3)

Parietal bone

2.0 (0.6)

36 (23)

  1. Values are the means (SD); n = 6 for parietal bone and n = 3–5 for other bones
  2. % inj.dose/g percent of the injected dose per gram of tissue, CJ costochondral joint
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