Suppression of myocardial 18F-FDG uptake with a preparatory 'Atkins-style' low-carbohydrate diet

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2221-2228

  Coulden, Richard ^a   Chung, Peter ^a   Sonnex, Emer ^a   Ibrahim, Quazi ^a   Maguire, Conor ^a   Abele, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

18F FDG; Cardiac imaging techniques; Diet or low carbohydrate; Myocardium; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; LIVER; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84867275059     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2478-2     Document Type: Article

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