Physiological 18F-FDG uptake in the ovaries and uterus of healthy female volunteers

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 549-556

  Nishizawa, Sadahiko ^a   Inubushi, Masayuki ^a   Okada, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a Hamamatsu Medical Photonics Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

FDG; Ovary; PET; Physiological uptake; Uterus

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY; PELVIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; UTERUS; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; JAPAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUE; SCINTISCANNING; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; JAPAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REFERENCE VALUES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS;

EID: 24044476906     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-004-1703-x     Document Type: Article

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