Increased F-18 FDG uptake in resolving atraumatic bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (hematoma) on PET/CT

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 651-653

  Repko, Brandon M ^a   Tulchinsky, Mark ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands metabolism radiography radionuclide imaging; Anticoagulants adverse effects; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 diagnostic use; Hemorrhage; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ADRENAL GLAND; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADRENAL GLANDS; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 55449091430     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181813179     Document Type: Article

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