 Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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The compound is given by intravenous injection to do POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY for the assessment of cerebral and myocardial glucose metabolism in various physiological or pathological states including stroke and myocardial ischemia. It is also employed for the detection of malignant tumors including those of the brain, liver, and thyroid gland. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1162)
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D019788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.254.229.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- F18, Fluorodeoxyglucose
- 18F-FDG
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F 18
- F 18, Fluorodeoxyglucose
- Fludeoxyglucose F 18
- F 18, Fludeoxyglucose
- Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose
- Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose
- 18F Fluorodeoxyglucose
- Fluorodeoxyglucose, 18F
- 18FDG
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Brown AK, Carapellucci J, Oshrine B, Gomez A, Meoded A, Asante-Korang A. Diagnostic and management roles of FDG PET/CT imaging in post-transplant lympho-proliferation in pediatric heart transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2023 09; 37(9):e15015.
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Davidson T, Lotan E, Klang E, Nissan J, Goldstein J, Goshen E, Ben-Haim S, Apter S, Chikman B. Fat necrosis after abdominal surgery: A pitfall in interpretation of FDG-PET/CT. Eur Radiol. 2018 Jun; 28(6):2264-2272.
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Davidson T, Ben-David M, Galper S, Haskin T, Howes M, Scaife R, Kanana N, Amit U, Weizman N, Chikman B, Goshen E, Ben-Haim S, Symon Z, Goldstein J. Use of 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging to determine internal mammary lymph node location for radiation therapy treatment planning in breast cancer patients. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Nov - Dec; 7(6):373-381.
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Wray R, Solnes L, Mena E, Meoded A, Subramaniam RM. (18)F-Flourodeoxy-Glucose PET/Computed Tomography in Brain Tumors: Value to Patient Management and Survival Outcomes. PET Clin. 2015 Jul; 10(3):423-30.
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Liu B, Chan S, Servaes S, Zhuang H. Multiple FDG-avid injection site granulomas due to lovenox injection. Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Mar; 39(3):308-11.
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