Comment on Mertens et al.: Standardized added metabolic activity (SAM): A partial volume independent marker of total lesion glycolysis in liver metastases

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 788-789

  Fleming, John S ^a   Tossici Bolt, Livia ^a   Guy, Matthew ^a   Kemp, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; TRACER;

DRUG UPTAKE; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER METASTASIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SPECIFIC UPTAKE SIZE INDEX; STANDARDIZED ADDED METABOLIC ACTIVITY; STANDARDIZED UPTAKE VALUE; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; NOTE; STANDARD; SECONDARY; STANDARDS;

GLYCOLYSIS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84891671878     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-013-2364-4     Document Type: Letter

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