Brown adipose tissue: A factor to consider in symmetrical tracer uptake in the neck and upper chest region

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1393-1398

  Hany, Thomas F ^a,b   Gharehpapagh, Esmaiel ^a,b   Kamel, Ehab M ^a,b   Buck, Alfred ^a,b   Himms Hagen, Jean ^a,b   Von Schulthess, Gustav K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

18F; Fatty tissue; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Image co registration; Positron emission tomography; X Ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; TRACER; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE; NECK; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; SHOULDER; SOFT TISSUE; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX; HUMAN TISSUE; QUALITY CONTROL; X RAY ANALYSIS; ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTEBRA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADULT; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; NECK; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036384894     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-002-0902-6     Document Type: Article

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