[18F] FDG uptake: pay attention to candies

[18F] FDG uptake: pay attention to candies

[18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) is a positron emission radiotracer whose biodistribution is similar to glucose. The similar biodistribution of [18F]FDG and glucose in the human body requires a fasting condition for at least six hours prior to performing a [18F]FDG positron emission tomography ([18F]FDG PET) study.In human studies, FDG PET images, in either the fasting state or the glucose-lo...

18F-FDG super bone marrow uptake

The present study was performed to investigate whether the markedly 2-deoxy-2-(fluorine-18) fluoro-D-glucose (F-FDG) uptake in the bone marrow (BM) is a presentation of malignant infiltration (MI).Super bone marrow uptake (super BMU) was used to name the markedly F-FDG uptake on BM, which was similar to or higher than that of the brain. From April 2008 to December 2015, 31 patients with such pr...

Extensive skeletal muscle uptake of 18F-FDG: relation to immunosuppressants?

A case of gross skeletal muscle uptake of 18F-FDG during PET is described. The clinical context of immunosuppression after heart and lung transplantation and the absence of any other known association make the former a likely etiologic factor.

Association of vascular 18F-FDG uptake with vascular calcification.

UNLABELLED Both calcification and FDG uptake have been advocated as indicators of atheroma. Atheromas calcify as cells in the lesion undergo apoptosis and necrosis during evolution of the lesion and at the end stage of the lesion. FDG concentrates in lesions due to the relatively dense cellularity in regions of inflammation of active atheromas. This investigation examines the geographic relatio...

18F-FDG uptake as a surrogate marker for antecedent ischemia.