TABLE 3

Calcification and ¹⁸F-Sodium Fluoride Uptake in Carotid Arteries

Artery	No. of patients with calcification sites	No. of calcification sites	Calcified lesion thickness (mm)	Calcification score for largest lesion	No. of patients with arterial radiotracer uptake	Total no. of uptake sites	TBR
Artery	No. of patients with calcification sites	No. of calcification sites	Calcified lesion thickness (mm)	Calcification score for largest lesion	No. of patients with arterial radiotracer uptake	Total no. of uptake sites	Mean ± SD	Range
Right common carotid	86 (32.0)	173 (45.4)	2.5 ± 1.1	1.8 ± 1.0	66 (24.5)	66 (46.8)	2.2 ± 0.6	1.1–3.8
Left common carotid	100 (37.2)	208 (54.6)	2.6 ± 1.1	2.0 ± 1.0	74 (27.5)	75 (53.2)	2.1 ± 0.6	1.0–4.5
Total	115 (42.8)	381 (100)	2.6 ± 1.1	1.9 ± 1.0	94 (34.9)	141 (100)	2.2 ± 0.6	1.0–4.5