Physiological uptake in FDG PET simulating disease

Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Ahmad Sarji, Sazilah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Artefacts; FDG PET; Physiological uptake; Pitfalls

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SEX HORMONE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN METABOLISM; BREATHING MECHANICS; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG UPTAKE; FRACTURE HEALING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAVES DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASM; ONCOLOGY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCOLIOSIS; SOFT TISSUE; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; THYROID CANCER; THYROIDITIS; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 34748915506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18235530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2349/biij.2.4.e59     Document Type: Article

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