Normal uptake of F-18 FDG in the testis as assessed by PET/CT in a pediatric study population

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 817-820

  Goethals, Ingeborg ^a   De Vriendt, Ciel ^a   Hoste, Pieter ^a   Smeets, Peter ^a   Ham, Hamphrey ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

FDG PET; Pediatric; Testis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS; TESTIS SIZE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 73449118546     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12149-009-0308-7     Document Type: Article

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