PET/CT demonstrates increased myocardial FDG uptake following irradiation therapy

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1322-1323

  Zophel K ^a,b   Holzel C ^a   Dawel, M ^a   Holscher T ^a   Evers, C ^a   Kotzerke, J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG UPTAKE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE;

CAPILLARIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLUCOSE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548091852     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-007-0469-3     Document Type: Article

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