FDG accumulation in inguinal herniation mimicking metastatic disease

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 652-653

  Muylle, Kristoff ^a   Everaert, Hendrik ^a   De Mey, Johan ^a   Lahoutte, Tony ^a   Franken, Philippe R ^a   Bossuyt, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fluorodeoxyglucose; Inguinal hernia; Pitfall

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 13644254713     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200410000-00016     Document Type: Article

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