Benzodiazepine-resistant "brown fat" pattern in positron emission tomography: Two case reports of resolution with temperature control

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 368-372

  Garcia, Carlos A ^a   Van Nostrand, Douglas ^a   Majd, Massoud ^b   Atkins, Francis ^a   Acio, Elmo ^a   Sheikh, Anwer ^a   Butler, Calvin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Brown Fat; FDG; PET; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BONE MARROW METASTASIS; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG UPTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; LUNG METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE; MUSCLE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOREGULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADOLESCENT; BENZODIAZEPINES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLUCOSE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 10244225373     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mibio.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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