Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare neoplasms, which are characterized by the
presence of neuroamine uptake mechanisms and/or peptide receptors at the cell membrane …

Neuroblastoma is a common malignancy observed in infants and young children. It has a
varied prognosis, ranging from spontaneous regression to aggressive metastatic tumors with …

Classically, adult humans have been considered not to possess active brown adipose tissue
(BAT). However, positron‐emission‐tomography has shown fluorodeoxyglucose uptake that …

Nuclear medicine has a central role in the diagnosis, staging, response assessment and
long-term follow-up of neuroblastoma, the most common solid extracranial tumour in …

White and brown adipose tissues, both present to some degree in all mammals, represent
counter actors in energy metabolism. One of the primary functions of white adipocytes is to …

Adapting to the cold extrauterine environment after birth is a great challenge for the
newborn. Due to their high surface area-to-volume ratio, infants tend to lose more heat to the …

123I‐MIBG scintigraphy and 18F‐FDG‐PET imaging for diagnosing neuroblastoma - Bleeker,
G - 2015 | Cochrane Library Skip to Content Cookies Our site uses cookies to improve your …

Neuroblastoma is the most common pediatric extracranial soft-tissue tumor, accounting for
approximately 8% of childhood malignancies. Its prognosis is widely variable, ranging from …

Abstract Fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake in brown adipose tissue (BAT)
may generate FDG-PET scan misinterpretation. Recent studies have shown reduced FDG …

Purpose Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has transformed from an interfering tissue in
oncological 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to an …