Uterine uptake of F-18 FDG on positron emission tomography induced by an intrauterine device: Unusual pitfall

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-129

  Julian, A ^a   Payoux, P ^a   Rimailho, J ^a   Paynot, N ^b   Esquerre, J ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

F 18 FDG PET; IUD; Uterine

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG UPTAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROSCOPY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; UTERUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERUS;

EID: 33846435272     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000251870.33485.69     Document Type: Article

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