High FDG uptake in the right ventricular myocardium of a pulmonary hypertension patient

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 62, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1724-

  De Keizer, Bart ^a   Scholtens, Asbjørn M ^a   Van Kimmenade, Roland R J ^a   De Jong, Pim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

CASE REPORT; DRUG UPTAKE; DYSPNEA; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; NOTE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84886436145     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.094     Document Type: Article

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