Vascular imaging with 18F-FDG PET/CT: Optimal 18F-FDG circulation time?

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1560-

  Rudd, James H F ^a   Elkhawad, Maysoon ^a   Fayad, Zahi A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; JUGULAR VEIN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 69449083724     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.066456     Document Type: Letter

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