Recommendations on the use of 18F-FDG PET in oncology

JW Fletcher, B Djulbegovic, HP Soares… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
The rationale was to develop recommendations on the use of 18F-FDG PET in breast,
colorectal, esophageal, head and neck, lung, pancreatic, and thyroid cancer; lymphoma …

Positron emission tomography imaging in nonmalignant thoracic disorders

A Alavi, N Gupta, JL Alberini, M Hickeson… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2002 - Elsevier
The role of the fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) technique positron emission tomography (PET) is
well established in the management of patients with lung cancer. Increasingly, it is becoming …

The role of nuclear medicine in infection and inflammation

W Becker, J Meller - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2001 - thelancet.com
Investigators have used various techniques and radionuclides such as 51 Cr and 32 P-
diisofluorophosphate to label blood cells and to study cell survival. Early studies also used …

[BOOK][B] Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands: expert consult premium edition-enhanced online features and print

GW Randolph - 2012 - books.google.com
Master all the relevant anatomy, surgical procedures, and workup needed for residency, and
learn to manage the difficult cases encountered by experienced surgeons. Get expert …

Assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis with 18F-FDG PET

C Beckers, C Ribbens, B André… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this study was to assess synovitis by 18F-FDG PET in an individual joint analysis
and in a global analysis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity and to compare 18F …

Infection imaging using whole-body FDG-PET

KDM Stumpe, H Dazzi, A Schaffner… - European journal of …, 2000 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET) for the detection of soft tissue and bone infections. Forty-five PET …

Promising role of 18-F-fluoro-D-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in clinical infectious diseases

F De Winter, D Vogelaers, F Gemmel… - European Journal of …, 2002 - Springer
18-F-fluoro-D-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) has become an
established imaging tool in clinical oncology, cardiology and neurology and is now entering …

Benign causes of 18-FDG uptake on whole body imaging

RC Stadalnik, SM Bakheet, J Powe - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 1998 - Elsevier
C OST-EFFECTIVENESS and high accuracy of whole body 1 8-Fluorodeoxyglucose
positron emission tomography (18-FDG-PET) have been established for several …

F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose chest uptake in lung inflammation and infection

SM Bakheet, M Saleem, J Powe… - Clinical nuclear …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) may accumulate at sites of inflammation or
infection, making interpretation of whole-body scans difficult in patients with cancer …

F-18-FDG uptake in tuberculosis

SMB Bakheet, J Powe, A Ezzat… - Clinical nuclear …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Two patients are described who showed abnormal fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18
FDG) uptake that was due to benign disease, specifically tuberculous lymphadenitis and …