Non-malignant FDG uptake in infradiaphragmatic adipose tissue: A new site of physiological tracer biodistribution characterised by PET/CT

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1105-1113

  Bar Shalom, Rachel ^a   Gaitini, Diana ^a,b   Keidar, Zohar ^a   Israel, Ora ^a,b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Biodistribution; Cancer; FDG; PET CT

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ACCURACY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG UPTAKE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NECK; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RETROPERITONEUM; SHOULDER;

EID: 3943087745     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-004-1506-0     Document Type: Article

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